Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Senior Project Manager
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
£54,197 - £57,050 per year
35 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
The role of Senior Project Manager sits within the Technology Delivery function, delivering technology change projects and programmes to the wider Group. The Projects and Programmes team is made up of 25 people.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a wide variety of stakeholders within Technology, as well as across the Group.
The role of Senior Project Manager will include:
* Overseeing and managing high profile and business critical projects throughout the project lifecycle through the effective control and utilisation of resources
* Managing, monitoring and ensuring delivery of agreed projects to improve Technology services as part of the overall Technology Strategy and operational delivery
* Developing, managing and implementing project plans to effectively manage and deliver Technology improvement projects
* Supporting the delivery of solutions that meet customer needs, working with internal and external stakeholders to project manage the implementation of service and product improvements
* Leading the development and control of Technology project management processes
* Applying project management methodologies to deliver IT projects to time, cost and quality, providing assurance to senior stakeholders that IT is delivering return on investment
Skills and experiences:
* PRINCE2 Practitioner
* Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
* Significant experience of working with project management methodologies to deliver IT business applications/software projects to time, cost and quality, manage risks and track benefits realisation
* Champion the value from project management to drive organisational maturity in project management
* Intermediate Microsoft 365 and Advanced Microsoft Project
Why work for us?
We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
* 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
* A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
* Life Assurance
* Employee Volunteering scheme
* Employee Advice Service including counselling
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Voluntary health plans
* Employee discounts
* Wellbeing support and tools
* Employee recognition scheme
* Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
* Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
* £54,197 per annum (rising to £57,050 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
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Closing Date: 25 November 2025
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.