Senior Project Manager
Location: Sunderland (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office)
Salary: £60,000 per annum
A well-established, values-driven organisation based in Sunderland is looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join their newly formed PMO team. This role offers the opportunity to lead complex projects that support strategic transformation and service improvement initiatives within a collaborative and supportive environment.
About the Role:
You'll be responsible for delivering multiple complex concurrent projects that transform the Group's services through IT solutions and process redesign. You'll oversee project mobilisation, delivery, governance, risk, change control, and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful outcomes aligned to strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage and deliver large-scale, complex programmes and projects across multiple workstreams
Lead programme mobilisation, planning, risk and change management, ensuring alignment with organisational goals
Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and drive cross-functional teams without direct authority
Support development and dissemination of PMO policies, standards, and best practices
Champion project benefits realisation and customer-focused outcomes
What We're Looking For:
Proven experience managing multiple large-scale, complex business and IT programmes
Ability to manage multiple projects and interdependencies simultaneously
Strong programme and project management skills with a track record of delivering on time, budget, and quality
Skilled in stakeholder management, change management, risk identification, and escalation
Excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills
Knowledge of project management methodologies and frameworks (end-to-end lifecycle, change impact assessment)
Experience with IT solutions, especially CRM or ERP systems like Salesforce or MRI is desirable but not essential
What You'll Get:
Competitive salary of up to £60,000
31 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with option to buy additional days
Early finish on Fridays and flexible hybrid working
Free Health Cash Plan with access to private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
Up to 10% pension contributions
Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme and enhanced family leave
Life assurance cover worth three times your salary
Car mileage allowance for business use
If you're ready to lead transformative projects in a values-driven organisation and contribute to meaningful change, this is the role for you.
Interested?
Submit your CV now to be considered.
Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business