Project Manager in Luton, Bedfordshire

Project Manager

Luton

6-Month Contract

Paying up to £67p/h (Inside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple complex projects & workstream simultaneously, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery.
• Participate in vendor selection, review contracts, and collaborate with third-party delivery partners. Work closely with our Tech Ops and Site Ops colleagues. Working with business analysts to oversee requirements and test activities.
• Responsible for project financial management working with finance teams and DIO.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts to agreed processes.
• Ensure that projects go through ORR (Operational Readiness) and Service Transition processes and are accepted into live services.
• Help build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Digital Solutions, Business, Operations, and Corporate Communications.
• Oversee implementation and optimization of digital workplace platforms (e.g., collaboration tools, intranet, HR systems, endpoint technologies).
• Develop change management and communication plans working with our adoption and communications team and ensure they are delivered.

Essential:

• Project management experience, including large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Hold a PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification.
• Experience with ITSM, endpoint management, or digital adoption platform
• Proven experience delivering digital workplace or employee experience projects & work
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience with collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, ServiceNow.).
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise stakeholders at senior leadership level.
• Previous use of SAP or other project tracking tool - desirable.