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Project Manager - (Manchester/ Preston)
Job Posted: 14 days ago
Salary: £ 400 - 401 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Expire in: 14 days
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Internal Blocker Removal & Delivery Enablement (Core Focus)
Actively identify and remove internal blockers impacting delivery:
data availability and quality
ownership ambiguity
business decisions not being made
Work proactively with constrained business teams to:
prioritise inputs required for delivery
extract knowledge efficiently
reduce reliance on informal / tacit processes
Ensure that internal dependencies do not delay project progress
Business Engagement & Knowledge Capture
Engage internal SP ENW teams to:
Capture business priorities and communicate
Facilitate structured workshop sessions
Support business teams in transitioning to repeatable processes
Supplier Accountability (Partnership Model)
Work alongside the supplier to:
ensure clarity on inputs, outputs and expectations
maintain alignment on delivery priorities
Hold the supplier accountable for:
agreed milestones
quality and usability of outputs
Challenge where necessary, but operate within a constructive, partnership-based relationship
Delivery Coordination & Clarity
Maintain a clear, integrated view of:
delivery plan using Microsoft Project
dependencies
risks and issues
finances
Ensure that:
required inputs are defined and owned
output expectations are explicit and testable
Drive clarity where ambiguity exists across business teams
Governance & Reporting
Provide clear, outcome-focused reporting to stakeholders, including leading steering group and boards
Ensure governance supports:
rapid decision-making
visibility of blockers
Person Specification:
Essential Experience
Experience delivering or supporting complex, cross-business IT / data programmes
Demonstrated ability to unblock delivery in resource-constrained environments
Experience working closely with third-party delivery partners
Strong experience of business change and process definition
Strong financial management
Proven ability to operate in environments with:
ambiguity
incomplete requirements
evolving scope
Critical Behaviours
Relentlessly proactive - does not wait for issues to escalate
Comfortable chasing and challenging across all levels of the organisation
Pragmatic and delivery-focused - prioritises progress over perfection
Strong facilitator - can extract clarity from vague or tacit knowledge
Resilient and persistent - able to navigate slow-moving or resource-constrained environments
Desirable
Experience in Network related projects
Utilities / infrastructure / engineering domain experience
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