Project Manager

Position: Project Manager (Contract)

Organisation: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Location: Hybrid / UK-based (travel as required)

Day Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35)

Contract Length: Up to 6 months initially (with potential extension)

About the Programme:

HMCTS projects deliver tangible improvements to the justice system, requiring strong project management discipline, clear stakeholder management and robust controls to ensure delivery within agreed tolerances.

Join Our Team:

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead and manage projects/workstreams end-to-end, ensuring plans, governance and delivery controls are in place, and that progress is reported clearly to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities (aligned to HMCTS project management expectations):

• Define and document scope, goals and deliverables with stakeholders.
• Develop complete delivery plans and associated communications, and manage milestones/timelines.
• Produce progress reports, requirements documentation and stakeholder updates.
• Take ownership for delivery in terms of time, quality and cost, including financial reporting and forecasting.
• Support procurement of third-party services where required and maintain strong stakeholder engagement.
• Provide effective risk and issue management and ensure governance/assurance requirements are met.

Essential Requirements:

• Proven project management experience with strong delivery control and reporting capability.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and business stakeholders to develop and interpret requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Security Clearance (SC) – essential (active SC preferred; otherwise must be eligible and willing to undergo SC vetting).

Contact Us:

For further information, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services.