Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager- 12 month FTC - £40,000 - £50,000 - Edinburgh

One of Loriens leading Public Sector Clients are looking for a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to join their team on an initial 12-month FTC contract .

The ideal candidate will come from a Public / third Sector / Health background and transformation experience, as well as full cycle from business case to benefits realisation experience.

The position is based in Edinburgh and will operate on a hybrid working model.

Assignment Description

• To manage a project through its lifecycle stages of identify, initiate, plan, execute, deliver and close. Ensure that progress is tracked, and activity is appropriately monitored and controlled, to enable effective project governance including decision making. 40%
• Lead on the continual project planning process and maintain project delivery momentum aligned to the constraints of time and cost as defined as part of project initiation. Ensure assumptions are tested, dependencies are monitored, and innovative ways to unblock issues are identified. 30%

Identify and build relationships with relevant leaders, managers, staff, students and external partners to ensure the required multidisciplinary resource to deliver the project is secured. Ensure the delivery flow of the project team is optimised by providing direction, support and coaching to project team members en...