Project Manager - London/Leeds

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At UK Government Investments (UKGI), we create value for society from government’s most complex commercial interests. What we do is unique, and so are we. Wholly owned by HM Treasury (HMT), our team comprises c.150 experts who work together with Civil Servants to provide high quality corporate finance and corporate governance expertise to departments, advising in support of their policy objectives.

Working for UKGI provides a unique opportunity for talented individuals from the public and private sector to contribute to work of national importance. The work we do is challenging and fast-paced and is always significant in terms of social, economic, and political impact.

Within UKGI, we have undertaken a key advisory role in the most recent high-profile transactions involving government, including the return of NatWest group to the private sector, the acquisition of Royal Mail by IDS, the acquisition of OneWeb and subsequent merger with Eutelsat, the equity raise to fund the construction of Sizewell C nuclear plant and the re-acquisition of the Annington Homes estate.

About the team:

You will operate as a project manager across several projects that vary in scale and maturity and often involve multiple stakeholders, tight timelines and evolving requirements. You will translate strategic intent into structured, deliverable plans; maintaining grip on delivery; and ensure senior decision-makers have clear, timely and trustworthy management information. You will help embed consistent and proportionate delivery discipline, across the teams you work with, to ensure programmes and effectively governed and progressed.

This includes:

Portfolio and Programme Planning
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, with clear milestones, owners and dependencies.
• Break complex objectives into clearly defined projects/workstreams, agreeing scope boundaries and success measures with sponsors and delivery leads

Project Delivery and Controls
• Provide end-to-end project management for priority initiatives, from initiation through to delivery and close-out, establishing proportionate delivery controls and monitoring risk

Monitoring, Reporting, and Management Information
• Design and implement lightweight but effective monitoring and reporting arrangements
• Produce concise, decision-focused updates for senior audiences
• Establish and maintain a regular delivery cadence (status reporting, deep dives, forward planning)

Governance and Assurance
• Support effective decision-making through senior governance forums, helping to ensure decisions are well timed and implications clear

Ways of Working and Continuous Improvement
• Promote consistent and proportionate project management discipline across UKGI teams, identifying opportunities to simplify delivery processes and take onboard lessons learnt

Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with FInTAG members, delivery leads and other UKGI functions to maintain alignment, momentum, and build strong relationships across UKGI

About You:

This role is suited to an experienced project manager, who is comfortable operating across a portfolio of work, engaging actively with senior sponsors, and bringing structure to complex and evolving priorities

Essential
•Significant experience delivering projects or programmes, including running multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
•Experience in applying project management approaches to different contexts and tailoring approaches for different audiences.
• Experienced in building and maintaining integrated delivery plans
• Experience applying proportionate governance and reporting to support decision-making and drives delivery
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, translating strategic intent into practical plans and recommendations, with great verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and establish delivery structure where scope and priorities are evolving

Desirable
• A recognised project delivery qualification
• Experience of working in government, an arm’s length body, or other complex public-sector environment

Diversity statement:

UKGI has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. Our aim is to be an open and inclusive organisation, recruiting and retaining diverse, talented and high-performing people who support and develop one another.

UKGI is a Disability Confident Employer. This means we’ve been recognised as an employer which is confident and leading the way in recruiting and retaining staff with disabilities. We will offer an interview to any applicants with a disability who have indicated they wish to take part in the disability confident scheme, provided they meet the essential criteria for the post set out in the person specification. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your application.

UKGI is also part of the ‘Great Place to Work for Veterans’ initiative. This means that as part of our commitment to diversity and equality in our recruitment and retention policy, we will offer an interview to any eligible applicants from His Majesty’s Armed Forces provided they meet the essential criteria for the post set out in the person specification. Please indicate on your application that you wish for your application to be considered as part of this initiative.

In line with company policy, we will be employing a hybrid working model based, with 40% of your time being home-based. At UKGI we place a high degree of value on work life balance and as such applications from individuals seeking flexible working, reduced hours contracts and job shares are also actively encouraged.

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