Snr Project Manager in Surrey

Project Manager | 6-9 Month Contract | £65,000 per annum
Surrey (hybrid, with occasional client-site days) | Immediate start | 4 or 5 days per week considered | Competitive rate via PAYE or umbrella

Your new role
We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Programme Manager to join the team on an initial 6-9-month contract.You'll take ownership of a live portfolio of client programmes, ensuring delivery remains organised, on track and commercially well managed. The role is broad, combining programme and project management, client engagement, event coordination, supporting programme systems and tools and longer-term planning for growth initiatives.You'll need to be comfortable stepping into programmes already in flight, quickly understanding priorities and building trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
For the right person, there is also the potential for the role to become permanent.

What you'll do
Programme Planning & Delivery

• Take ownership of a live portfolio of client programmes, alongside supporting selected internal projects.
• Quickly get up to speed with existing workstreams and maintain momentum across delivery.
• Own programme plans, milestones and project documentation, maintaining a clear single source of truth.
• Identify risks and issues early, coordinating appropriate actions to keep delivery on track.
• Establish effective programme rhythms, coordinating consultant and coach diaries, meetings and key activities.
• Capture actions, decisions and dependencies and ensure appropriate follow-through.
• Produce concise, clear status updates covering progress, risks, priorities and decisions required.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a consistent and reliable point of contact for clients and programme participants.
• Own participant communications and onboarding, including briefings, agendas and introductory communications.
• Build trusted relationships quickly across both internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Resolve programme issues with pace and sound judgement, escalating where appropriate.
• Work closely with the client lead and wider team to deliver the client programme successfully.

Events & Growth

• Plan and run client and internal events and workshops end to end, including venues, suppliers, run-sheets, travel, materials and on-site set-up.
• Bring project discipline to growth initiatives, proposals and tenders.

Commercial & Programme Administration

• Support Statements of Work, purchase orders and client onboarding processes.
• Track programme budgets and maintain accurate commercial information.
• Manage invoicing and expenses accurately and on time.
• Maintain programme records, filing, action trackers and decision logs.
• Support the effective use and administration of existing programme systems and tools.

What you'll need to succeed

We're looking for someone who can step into a busy environment and make an immediate impact.Ideally, you'll bring:

• 4+ years' programme or project management experience, including recent, hands-on delivery in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
• Proven experience taking ownership of projects or programmes already in progress.
• Experience across at least two of the following areas: client programmes, events, IT/systems projects or growth initiatives.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to build credible relationships quickly with clients, senior stakeholders and internal teams.
• Commercial awareness and experience working with budgets, POs, invoicing and Statements of Work.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, alongside ClickUp or a comparable project management platform.
• A practical, proactive approach, with the confidence to operate with minimal supervision.

Desirable

• Experience in professional services, learning or education programmes, or event delivery.
• PRINCE2, APM, Agile or a similar recognised project/programme management qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.

What you need to do now


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