Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Salary up to £72,500 + 15% cash allowance + bonus + good holidays

Hybrid - 3 in office & 2 from home

Head Resourcing is delighted to be supporting a leading UK organisation in the search for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their Digital & Technology function in Edinburgh.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly accomplished project delivery professional to lead the successful delivery of complex, business-critical technology programmes and projects. Working across a diverse portfolio, you will play a key role in driving strategic change, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and aligned to wider business objectives.

Alongside programme leadership responsibilities, you will provide oversight of testing and quality assurance activities across major initiatives, helping to embed best practice, improve delivery standards and support successful business outcomes.

The Role

As Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading large-scale technology programmes and projects, often involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers and cross-functional teams. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, shaping delivery approaches, managing risk and driving successful outcomes in complex and fast-moving environments.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of strategic technology programmes and projects from initiation through to successful completion.
• Developing and maintaining delivery plans, governance structures and reporting frameworks.
• Managing project budgets, forecasts and financial performance.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across technology and business functions.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Coordinating internal teams and third-party suppliers to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Driving business benefit realisation and ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.
• Coaching and mentoring project managers and delivery teams to enhance capability and performance.
• Providing oversight of testing activities, ensuring appropriate quality assurance practices are embedded throughout delivery.
• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of project management and testing frameworks, standards and ways of working.

About You

My client is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex technology change initiatives within large and dynamic organisations.

You will demonstrate:

• Significant experience delivering large-scale technology programmes and projects.
• Strong project governance, planning and stakeholder management expertise.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to engage confidently with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness, including budget management and supplier oversight.
• Experience operating within complex environments involving multiple teams and dependencies.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, risk management and decision-making.
• Experience defining and overseeing testing strategies and quality assurance approaches.
• Knowledge of test management, testing frameworks and delivery best practices.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery functions.

Desirable Experience

• PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience working within large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Exposure to test automation and modern quality assurance practices.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to lead high-profile and strategically important technology programmes.
• Collaborative and forward-thinking technology environment.
• Significant stakeholder exposure and the ability to influence organisational change.
• Strong focus on professional development and continuous improvement.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

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