Project Manager

Location: London, Edinburgh, or Durham (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: £500–£550 per day (Inside IR35)
Reports to: Business Improvement Portfolio Manager
Directorate: CFO / Business Improvement

This hybrid Project Manager role sits within a central Business Improvement function and will lead delivery across two strategically important initiatives:

1. Process Improvement & Value Optimisation Workstream (c.3 days per week) – Driving behavioural, process, and reporting enhancements across operational and support teams.

2. Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) Implementation (c.2 days per week) – Managing the reduced-scope implementation for the Legal function, ensuring delivery of a compliant, efficient, and integrated document management platform.

The successful candidate will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, maintain strong governance and communication, and ensure both projects deliver to time, cost, and quality expectations.

Process Improvement & Value Optimisation (c.3 days/week)

• Lead project planning, delivery, and governance activities, maintaining RAID logs, milestones, and actions.

• Manage stakeholder engagement across Procurement, Change, Process, and Legal functions.

• Prepare and present updates for Steering Committees and senior management.

• Support completion of governance documentation and progress reports.

• Facilitate workshops, 1:1 sessions, and post-implementation reviews.

• Track benefits and adoption metrics; escalate risks and dependencies as appropriate.

• Ensure consistent governance and alignment across related workstreams.

EDMS Legal Solution Implementation (c.2 days/week)

• Coordinate project planning, testing, and implementation in partnership with IT, Legal, and external vendors.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, test schedules, and deployment timelines.

• Ensure the solution meets statutory, compliance, and document-retention requirements.

• Oversee integration with existing digital systems and business processes.

• Lead change impact assessments, training plans, and user adoption activities.

• Manage post-implementation hypercare, lessons learned, and benefits tracking.

• Report progress, KPIs, and outcomes to the Business Improvement Portfolio Manager and Change Board.

• Business Improvement Portfolio Manager

• Programme Leads and IT Project Managers

• Legal and Compliance teams

• Procurement and Operational Leaders

• External solution vendors

Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience managing cross-functional change or technology-enabled projects.

• Strong track record of stakeholder management and benefits realisation.

• Experience delivering document management or legal system implementations.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects within a matrix environment.

• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Value Stream Mapping) advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Recognised Project Management qualification (PRINCE2, APM, PMP, AgilePM).

• Strong planning, governance, and facilitation skills.

• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Project, Visio, PowerPoint).

• Excellent communication and presentation skills – able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Values & Behaviours

• Collaborative and delivery-focused, with a strong sense of accountability.

• Skilled at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and balancing competing priorities.

• Committed to transparency, inclusion, and measurable results.