Project Manager

Wpr
London
We are currently helping a highly respected marine insurer to recruit for a new Project Manager position within their change and transformation team. This role will be initially focusing on project managing their data programme, creating a new central data system to enable their AI journey. I've attached the job description to this email. The salary is up to £80,000 per year plus an annual car allowance of £6,500. Bonus potential of up to 12.5% of base salary, pension is 12% of base salary as long as you put in 5%, and £1,250 per year wellbeing allowance. Plus, the usual health care, life assurance, group income protection and 28 day holiday. Their working style is hybrid with a minimum of two days expected in the office, with more days expected during the probation period in order to get to know people.

Responsibilities
  • Direct and manage project development from beginning through delivery and transition to BAU.
  • Define project scope, goals, deliverables, project plans and associated communication documentation that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
  • Set, continually manage and communicate project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
  • Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and negotiate with other department managers for use of their team members as required.
  • Draft and submit budget proposal and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
  • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
  • Plan, schedule and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools so as to develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.
  • Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyse results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
  • Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
  • Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors.
  • Build, develop, and grow business relationships.
Required Skills
  • Excellent communicator, able to influence with tact and diplomacy.
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
  • Ability to facilitate meetings, capture key outcomes/actions and own project/process documentation.
  • Able to manage project or phases of a project, bringing them to completion in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to explore and challenge sensitively.
  • Strong adaptability: can adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Certification in Prince II / practitioner.
  • Strong familiarity with Microsoft Project suite and high-level understanding of the Microsoft technology stack.
Posted 2025-11-15

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