Project Manager

Here at HM Land Registry, we are looking for a Project Manager to join our teamon a flexible working, full-time, job share, or part-time, permanent basis and in return,you will receive a competitive salary of £41,887 per annum (Croydon £45,740).

The Project Manager role can be based at any of the locations below:

Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 3BH : Durham, North East England, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West England, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Warton, North West England, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4LR

About the Project Manager role

Do you thrive on delivering impactful projects? Are you interested in developing a career in Project Management? Then we want to hear from you.

In this role, you will be responsible for overall delivery of often complex projects ensuring their outputs meet their objectives within budget, time, and quality constraints.

You will deliver in line with government best practice and HM Land Registry’s project delivery standards and processes.

You will report to a programme manager and will be part of a Portfolio designed to deliver HM Land Registry’s Strategy.

Key responsibilities as our Project Manager:

HM Land Registry is an essential component of the conveyancing process and of the functioning of the property market generally. Our data is of significant value to digital services in the public and private sectors. HM Land Registry (HMLR) wants to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.

To achieve this HMLR is making significant investment in its transformation. The Transformation Portfolio spans multiple years, investing in a range of products and services, including people, customers, digital and ways of working changes. Delivery of the portfolio is through a combination of waterfall, agile and business as usual change. There are many suppliers involved in delivery and it impacts on thousands of staff and millions of customers. As such it is inherently complex, iterative, risk-driven and wide ranging.

• You will be accountable and responsible for delivery of a range of projects within HM Land Registry and you will be responsible for the planning, design and governance of the project including obtaining approval for the project
• You will be responsible for managing project delivery against plans, costs and benefits and including dependency management, risk and issues management and resource management
• Working closely with the Programme Manager, Benefits Manager and Benefits Owner you will agree benefits profiles and realisation plans
• You will work with the Project Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), Programme Manager and other interested parties on the transition of project products and services to a 'business as usual' position
• You will also be required to manage third party contributions and stakeholders including communications at project level

What we are looking for in our Project Manager:

• To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate experience and understanding of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling using project planning tools and methodologies
• You will also have experience of successfully managing project budgets and resource allocation using the appropriate methodologies
• You will be able to demonstrate experience of effectively managing stakeholders and effective collaboration with others including experience of working with suppliers. You will also have the ability to be pragmatic and bring others along with you
• You will be able to prioritise multiple demands and tasks and respond quickly to changing circumstances and be able to show effective leadership, interpersonal, communication skills, including leading, participating in, and advising at senior stakeholder groups, such as project boards
• Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable

Benefits of becoming our Project Manager:

We offer very competitive terms, conditions, and benefits. We provide excellent opportunities for career progression, training, and development. You will have access to a Civil Service pension and benefits arrangements and competitive annual leave.

It is a great place to work, where difference is celebrated and we're committed to fairness and equality for all, so you feel valued for who you are and what you do. Diversity fuels our innovation. Our shared values help us work together, to benefit the communities we serve. Our employee diversity networks support our culture of inclusion and contribute to our diversity action plan.

To continue your application for our Project Manager role, please click ‘Apply’ now.

Apply before: 11:55 pm on Monday 1st April 2024