Project Manager

Location: London, Edinburgh, or Durham (Hybrid 2 3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: £500 £550 per day (Inside IR35)
Reports to: Business Improvement Portfolio Manager
Directorate: CFO / Business Improvement

This hybrid Project Manager role sits within a central Business Improvement function and will lead delivery across two strategically important initiatives:

1. Process Improvement & Value Optimisation Workstream (c.3 days per week) Driving behavioural, process, and reporting enhancements across operational and support teams.

2. Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) Implementation (c.2 days per week) Managing the reduced-scope implementation for the Legal function, ensuring delivery of a compliant, efficient, and integrated document management platform.

The successful candidate will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, maintain strong governance and communication, and ensure both projects deliver to time, cost, and quality expectations.

Process Improvement & Value Optimisation (c.3 days/week)

• Lead project planning, delivery, and governance activities, maintaining RAID logs, milestones, and actions.

• Manage stakeholder engagement across Procurement, Change, Process, and Legal functions.

• Prepare and present updates for Steering Committees and senior management.

• Support completion of governance documentation and progress reports.

• Facilitate workshops, 1:1 sessions, and post-implementation reviews.

• Track benefits and adoption metrics; escalate risks and dependencies as appropriate.

• Ensure consistent governance and alignment across related workstreams.

EDMS Legal Solution Implementation (c.2 days/week)

• Coordinate project planning, testing, and implementation in partnership with IT, Legal, and external vendors.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, test schedules, and deployment timelines.

• Ensure the solution meets statutory, compliance, and document-retention requirements.

• Oversee integration with existing digital systems and business processes.

• Lead change impact assessments, training plans, and user adoption activities.

• Manage post-implementation hypercare, lessons learned, and benefits tracking.

• Report progress, KPIs, and outcomes to the Business Improvement Portfolio Manager and Change Board.

• Business Improvement Portfolio Manager

• Programme Leads and IT Project Managers

• Legal and Compliance teams

• Procurement and Operational Leaders

• External solution vendors

Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience managing cross-functional change or technology-enabled projects.

• Strong track record of stakeholder management and benefits realisation.

• Experience delivering document management or legal system implementations.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects within a matrix environment.

• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Value Stream Mapping) advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Recognised Project Management qualification (PRINCE2, APM, PMP, AgilePM).

• Strong planning, governance, and facilitation skills.

• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Project, Visio, PowerPoint).

• Excellent communication and presentation skills able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Values & Behaviours

• Collaborative and delivery-focused, with a strong sense of accountability.

• Skilled at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and balancing competing priorities.

• Committed to transparency, inclusion, and measurable results.