The Project Manager is a UK-based member of Janison’s Delivery Management practice, part of the shared Project Manager / Technical Account Manager resource pool supporting Janison’s UK and EU delivery programmes. Working alongside client-side project managers under the Programme Director, the Project Manager plans, tracks and reports on workstream delivery, from mobilisation through acceptance testing, go-live and data/content migration, ensuring programmes are delivered to schedule, budget and the quality standards expected on high-stakes government and enterprise assessment contracts.
Duties & Responsibilities
Project Planning & Delivery
Lead planning and day-to-day delivery of assigned workstreams (e.g., platform configuration, identity & access, integrations, reporting, data and content migration) against the agreed delivery plan and milestones.
Create and maintain the project schedule, ensuring adequate staffing and coordinating UK, EU and AU/EMEA contributors.
Facilitate project workshops with client and delivery-partner stakeholders (e.g., data profiling, requirements mapping, reporting and UX requirements, migration kick-off).
Track and report effort and cost for assigned workstreams against approved budget, flagging variances or emerging cost/scope risk to the Programme Director promptly.
Governance, Reporting & Tools
Maintain the project schedule and RAID log, and the project backlog/tickets in the practice’s standard project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira).
Contribute to monthly service and status reporting, supporting compliance with the agreed implementation-schedule KPIs.
Provide regular, accurate progress updates to the Programme Director and client/delivery-partner stakeholders.
Use AI-enabled tools where appropriate to improve reporting quality, efficiency and turnaround, in line with Janison’s AI adoption expectations.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
Own and maintain the risk and issue log for assigned workstreams, ensuring mitigations are implemented, reviewed and escalated where required.
Support the change control process: log, assess and track change requests and their schedule/budget impact.
Escalate KPI or schedule deterioration promptly, supporting rapid root-cause assessment and remedial action planning.
Stakeholder & Team Coordination
Agree project objectives and acceptance criteria with client and internal stakeholders.
Coordinate, direct and support project staff and functional contributors (Technology Delivery, UK Enablement, TechOps) to deliver assigned workstreams.
Liaise with the client’s service desk and training teams to ensure a smooth handover from build to live service.
Escalate risks, issues and capability gaps to the Programme Director, and engage constructively with structured mentoring and development support provided.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
Essential
Certifications: ITIL Foundation v4 (minimum)
Certifications: PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent (e.g., Certified Scrum Master)
Experience: 4-6 years’ project management experience, including software vendor, SaaS or client onboarding/implementation projects
Skills: Strong stakeholder, budget, and issue and risk management skills; able to facilitate workshops and work independently
Delivery environment: Experience working in a matrixed or multi-vendor/consortium delivery environment
Eligibility: Eligible to work in the UK and able to satisfy BPSS-aligned pre-employment screening (identity verification, right to work, references and a criminal record check appropriate to the role). Holds a current, valid passport enabling travel outside the UK as required for the role.
Desirable
Certifications: PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP
Experience: Experience delivering assessment, education or public-sector technology programmes
Skills: Experience with Smartsheet, Jira and RAID-based governance tooling
Delivery environment: Experience with data migration or system integration projects
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