Project Manager

Project Manager (Hybrid or Remote with regular travel to Preston)Salary circa £50k – £55k DOE A glance at the role: An exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our Change Team to deliver a varied portfolio through major transformation and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Head of Delivery, you’ll manage multiple projects end to end, coordinate resources and budgets, and keep stakeholders informed.A bit about us: Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is a multi-award-winning organisation and one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 1,500 employers and more than 700,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.What we can offer you:- Competitive salary £50 – 55k DOE.- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and 2 additional concessionary days and a half day for your Birthday, with the ability to ‘buy and sell’ leave.- Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.- Access to Health or Dental Plan.- Access to our Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for when you or your family might need some support.- Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme – ‘Your Perk Site’.- Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events.- Daily free fruit and snacks available to you in our office.- Free Car Parking in Preston City Centre.What you’ll do:- Produce clear business and system requirements, process maps, tests, training, and implementation plans.- Identify, manage, and deliver process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design, focusing on quality improvement and operational efficiency.- Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; training to ensure maximum value is realised, recognising and capitalising on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organisational changes, and new responsibilities.- Translate business requirements into functional specs; work with IT/developers; ensure robust testing before releases - Proactively identify system improvement opportunities.- Understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.- Collaborate with others; articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers, and others; identifying and initiating solutions; managing resources; driving the resolution of issues; and holding self and team accountable for results.- Prepare timely MI reports and maintain project documentation- Develop project plans, including agreeing the project scope and timescales with key stakeholders, and maintain all project documentation.- Actively lead the project team and manage activities end-to-end during the project life cycle to ensure delivery of project commitments within budget.- Work in partnership and develop relationships with all stakeholders in each project, including our clients, suppliers and colleagues involved in the project.- Take ownership of projects and communicate individual accountability to all project stakeholders.- Provide regular and high-quality progress reports to key stakeholders.- Proactively identify risks and issues, developing strategies to mitigate risks and resolve issues related to the project, escalating where appropriate.- Make decisions and adapt plans to changes that occur during the project lifecycle.What you’ll bring:- Proactive self-starter who manages a busy workload with minimal supervision.- Proven project management experience and qualifications, delivering multiple projects on time and on budget in a fast-paced environment.- Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements documentation skills.- Confident problem solver able to support and/or challenge proposals.- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.- Experience leading, motivating and managing project teams, including internal and external resources, while holding the team accountable for performance and deliverables.- Excellent level of numerical, analytical, and report writing skills to assist in the communication of key messages and to facilitate discussions and decision making.- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio & Dev Ops).- The ability to handle multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.- Competent with various project management methodologies.- Ability to demonstrate a structured project approach.- Experience in monitoring budgets, project scope, and change control.- Experience designing and delivering comms plans.- Track record delivering large strategic projects; ideally, five plus years’ PM experience.- Customer relationship management and risk/issue resolution experience.Nice to have:- Public sector experience.- Pensions or related financial services background.Working with and upholding our values:- Working together.- Committed to excellence.- Doing the right thing.- Forward thinking.