Project Manager
Project Manager
Location: London or Edinburgh
Working pattern: Hybrid working
Start date: ASAP
Employment type: Permanent
Salary: £38,000 - £46,000 (+ £3,300 London Weighting)
Level: Senior
The Opportunity
A leading international organisation specialising in education, cultural relations and global collaboration is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead large-scale projects across digital products, services and organisational change.
You will take end-to-end responsibility for complex, high-value initiatives delivered across a global organisation. Leading dispersed multidisciplinary teams, you will work with senior stakeholders, external partners and suppliers to deliver measurable outcomes, benefits and long-term value.
The role suits a strategic and hands-on Project Manager who can operate confidently in changing environments, balancing pace, quality, scope, cost and risk while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder confidence.
The Role
You will lead the design, planning, delivery and implementation of major projects across digital products, services and organisational change. You will shape early ideas, develop robust business cases and create the structures, resources and ways of working required for successful delivery.
Taking ownership beyond individual milestones, you will ensure projects achieve measurable impact, value for money and benefits that support wider organisational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
* Define a clear project vision, delivery strategy, measurable outcomes and benefits
* Lead complex, high-risk and multi-million-pound projects from concept and business case through implementation and evaluation
* Develop realistic, data-led plans covering resources, milestones, risks, dependencies and changing priorities
* Lead dispersed, matrixed and multidisciplinary teams across multiple geographies
* Establish appropriate governance, assurance, RAID management and decision-making structures
* Maintain accurate plans, budgets, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and performance reporting
* Manage substantial budgets and make informed trade-offs between scope, cost, timescales, quality and impact
* Work with procurement, finance, legal and commercial teams to manage contracts and supplier arrangements
* Hold external partners, suppliers and subcontractors accountable for performance, cost and agreed outcomes
* Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence decisions without formal authority
* Communicate progress, risks, options and recommendations clearly, including during uncertainty or significant change
* Lead reviews, retrospectives and lessons-learned activity to support continuous improvement
* Build inclusive, psychologically safe teams and apply ethical, culturally aware leadership
* Shape and challenge early business ideas before they progress into formal projects and investment decisions
* Ensure projects have the right skills, capacity and capabilities, adjusting resources as delivery needs change
* Apply governance and compliance requirements pragmatically so they enable rather than restrict delivery
Essential Experience
* Proven experience successfully delivering large, complex and multi-million-pound projects
* Experience delivering within a multinational or globally dispersed organisation
* End-to-end responsibility from business case and planning through implementation and benefits realisation
* Experience leading matrixed multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations
* Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
* Experience defining outcomes, benefits, KPIs and delivery strategies
* Strong budget, commercial, procurement and supplier management experience
* Experience establishing governance, assurance and RAID management in regulated or highly governed environments
* Ability to balance scope, cost, time, risk and quality using evidence-based decisions
* Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Microsoft Planner or similar tools
* Strong knowledge of recognised project and programme management methodologies
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Fluency in English
Desirable Experience
* Experience delivering global digital, technology, product, service or organisational transformation
* Experience negotiating contracts with external partners
* Experience in learning, education, assessment or a public-purpose organisation
* Experience managing programmes or interconnected project portfolios
* Experience developing project management standards, methodologies or toolkits
* PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, SAFe or equivalent professional qualification
* Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience
* Experience maintaining stakeholder confidence and facilitating difficult decisions during complexity or significant change
Important Information
* Applicants must be a UK resident
* Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK
* No visa sponsorship is available for this role
* This position is offered on a hybrid basis, with no fully remote option
* A regular physical presence in the office is required for the success of the role
* The exact hybrid working pattern may vary depending on the selected office location
* Salt contact: Robert Sprigens -
The full job description will be discussed during a telephone call if the candidate is interested and considered suitable for the role.
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements