Senior Project Manager

Information Commissioner's Office

. Lead multiple strategically important projects and initiatives from initial idea and definition through delivery, transition and closure .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeLincoln • United KingdomSenior💰 £50,202 - £65,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex projects from inception to delivery, with a strong focus on stakeholder management, budget oversight, and change management. Proven ability to develop business cases, manage risks, and ensure successful change adoption across multiple workstreams.

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Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementBudget ManagementChange ManagementRisk Management

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningBusiness Case DevelopmentWork Breakdown StructureGovernanceFinancial ManagementChange-Management ActivitiesImpact AssessmentRequirements CaptureBenefits RealisationProject Controls

Soft Skills

InfluencingCollaborationCommunicationCoachingRelationship Building

Industry Keywords

Operational ExpenditureCapital ExpenditureStakeholder EngagementChange AdoptionGovernance Routes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead multiple strategically important projects and initiatives from initial idea and definition through delivery, transition and closure
Develop business cases, explore potential solutions, capture requirements and define costs, benefits and expected outcomes
Agree project deliverables with sponsors and create project plans, work breakdown structures, milestones and change-management activities
Manage project budgets across operational and capital expenditure
Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, escalating through appropriate governance routes
Build relationships with sponsors, senior stakeholders, business leads, suppliers and delivery partners
Establish project governance, reporting and communication across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups
Coach and develop colleagues to strengthen project and change-management capability
Develop engagement and change plans, conduct impact and readiness assessments, anticipate resistance and prepare business areas for transition
Coordinate the volume and timing of change for operational and front-line teams
Deliver projects on time, within budget and to required quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience leading multiple, complex projects and workstreams
Proven experience leading complex projects from business case development through delivery, governance and benefits realisation
Strong commercial and financial management skills
Experience managing budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and project controls
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Ability to influence, collaborate and communicate complex information clearly across all levels
Experience leading teams and managing resources
Experience delivering successful change adoption across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while balancing priorities and driving outcomes and sustainable business value

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private health care
Double-matched pension (maximum 7% employee/14% employer contribution)
Life assurance at up to 8 times salary
Personal accident cover up to 5 times salary
26 days annual leave, rising with length of service
Ability to buy more annual leave
Family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks full-pay maternity/adoption leave
4 weeks paid paternity/partner leave
Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits supporting wellbeing and lifestyle
Flexible working arrangements
Full-time role with flexibility for part-time