Job Title: Project Manager Social Housing - Planned Refurbishment

Location: Basildon

Contract: Temporary (4 Months) - Perm role available

Sector: Social Housing - Planned Maintenance

The Opportunity

Are you a strategic leader with a deep pedigree in Social Housing Refurbishment? We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead our delivery teams on a high-volume Planned Works contract in Basildon.

Unlike New Build projects, this role is centered on existing housing stock, specifically managing the lifecycle of interior and exterior upgrades. You will be the driving force behind our regional hub, ensuring that complex “Decent Homes” style schemes are delivered at pace, within budget, and with a resident-first approach.

The Role

Joining a high-performing planned works division, you will take full ownership of the Basildon contract’s operational and commercial success. Your focus will be on:

Program Delivery: Leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver internal Kitchen & Bathroom (K&B) refurbs and comprehensive exterior fabric repairs.

Performance & KPI Management: Monitoring operational, commercial, and contractual KPIs to maximize productivity and service responsiveness.

Commercial Oversight: Managing resource requirements and basic budgets, utilizing Excel for data-led decision-making and reporting.

Compliance & Safety: Upholding gold-standard Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) management across all active sites.

Resident Engagement: Cultivating exceptional relationships with clients and tenants, ensuring quality assurance and positive feedback cycles.

About You

You are a resilient leader who understands the unique challenges of working in “live” social housing environments. You don’t just manage tasks; you mentor and motivate your team to exceed delivery targets.

Requirements:

Sector Expertise: Proven experience in a similar Project Management role specifically within Social Housing Refurbishment (Decent Homes, Planned Maintenance).

Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of internal K&B programs and external refurbishment workflows.

Data Literacy: Proficient in Excel for budget tracking and operational reporting.

Leadership: A natural ability to support, mentor, and drive teams to deliver excellence under tight time constraints.

Qualifications:

NVQ Level 6 in Construction/Management (or equivalent extensive industry experience).

CSCS Black Card (Highly preferred, or actively working towards).

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

Our client, an Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Transformation Project Manager to join them on a contract basis at their site in Harlow.

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be eligible to obtain full SC Clearance.
12 month initial contract.
Inside IR35, rates are open to discussion.
Hybrid working, 3 days per week onsite in Harlow with ad-hoc travel when required.About the role:

The Transformation Project Manager will provide essential support to the UK Transformation Programme Lead in delivering the ERP implementation programme. This role will assist in planning, coordination, and execution of project activities, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and timelines.

Responsibilities

Take full accountability for the delivery of assigned transformation initiatives, from mobilisation through to implementation and handover.
Develop and maintain robust project plans, including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, benefits, and resource requirements.
Lead cross‑functional project teams, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and delivery against agreed objectives.
Manage project governance, reporting, and assurance in line with organisational project management frameworks and standards.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks, escalating issues where required to ensure momentum and outcomes are protected.
Drive stakeholder engagement and alignment across operational, functional, and leadership teams.
Support transformation initiatives such as process standardisation, system implementation, operating model redesign, and capability uplift.
Ensure change impacts are understood and managed, working with stakeholders to support adoption and sustainability of delivered outcomes.
Prepare and present clear, concise updates for senior stakeholders, steering committees, or programme boards.Candidate Requirements

Essential

Proven experience as a Transformation Delivery Manager or Project Manager, delivering complex projects end‑to‑end.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments.
Strong experience delivering process, systems, or operating model change.
Excellent planning, organisation, and execution skills with a strong focus on outcomes.
Proven ability to work autonomously, take ownership, and drive delivery with minimal supervision.
Strong stakeholder‑management and communication skills, with confidence engaging at senior levels.
Experience producing high‑quality project documentation, reporting, and governance artefacts.
Availability to work in a contract / interim capacity, with a delivery‑focused mindset.
Eligible for SC clearance

Your new company

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver planned maintenance programmes focused on kitchens and bathrooms within a social housing environment.This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on operational delivery, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring works are completed safely, on time, and to high quality standards. If you have a background in property services, planned works, or asset management within housing associations or local authorities, we’d love to hear from you.
Your new role

• Manage end-to-end delivery of planned kitchen and bathroom replacement programmes.
• Oversee contractors, supply chain partners, and on-site delivery teams to ensure compliance with specifications and KPIs.
• Conduct site inspections, monitor progress, and drive programme performance.
• Ensure health & safety and regulatory requirements are met across all projects.
• Liaise with residents, contractors, and internal teams to resolve issues and maintain excellent customer satisfaction.
• Provide accurate reporting on programme progress, risks, and budgets.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Proven experience managing planned maintenance projects-kitchens and bathrooms essential.
• Strong background in social housing (housing association, ALMO, or local authority).
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of compliance, CDM regulations, and health & safety standards.

What you’ll get in return

• Immediate start available.
• Initially an 8-week contract, with a genuine option to extend or move into a permanent role.
• Competitive day rate/salary depending on experience.
• Work with a collaborative team making a positive impact on residents’ homes and communities.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Project Manager - Central London - CAT B Commercial Fit Out

A Project Manager is required to oversee the CAT B fit out of a landmark commercial building in Central London. The project will be for approximately 6 months and is due to start on site imminently. The successful candidate will have a background of managing CAT B fit out packages and ideally have at least 10 years construction experience. The position is open to either degree qualified candidates or managers who have progressed through the ranks on site.

Role/duties:
Reporting to a visiting director they will be required to ensure smooth construction process including managing of all site labour and sub-contractors, management of construction programme, minimising/eliminating potential programme delays. The Project Manager will also liaise with the client & associated consultants & be able to chair regular progress meetings.

Qualifications:
Relevant qualification and tickets - CSCS, SMSTS, First Aid.

If you are interested in the role please contact Chris Schmid on (phone number removed) or alternatively email your CV.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

DCT Recruitment are looking for a temp to permanent IT Project Manager. Our Client are expanding rapidly into the UK and are looking for a talented Project Manager to support their next phase of growth. This role is ideal for someone with a minimum of 6 years experience managing in-house agency or Technology functions, who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth global remote working environment.
You will play a key role in leading thier lean cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital products, platforms, and technology solutions across both internal stakeholders and external clients. This remote role requires the structure and strategic alignment of an in-house environment combined with the pace, adaptability, and client-centric mindset of a digital agency. The position focuses on predictable delivery, strong communication, and continuous improvement across multiple concurrent workstreams.

Key Responsibilities
Agile Delivery & Team Leadership
Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) across multiple global projects.
Maintain sprint plans, release schedules, and delivery roadmaps aligned with internal priorities and client commitments.
Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and support high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
Champion Agile principles and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Stakeholder & Client Management
Act as a central point of contact for internal stakeholders and external clients.
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly and confidently to technical and non-technical audiences.
Manage expectations, ensuring alignment between business goals, client requirements, and delivery outcomes.
Translate complex technical concepts into accessible, business-focused language.
Digital & Technical Delivery Oversight
Coordinate designers, developers, UX specialists, QA, and product owners to deliver cohesive digital solutions.
Understand digital production workflows, platform constraints, and technical considerations to support informed decision-making.
Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, security requirements, and user experience best practices.
Commercial & Operational Responsibilities
Support scoping, estimation, and proposal development for internal initiatives and client projects.
Monitor budgets, resource allocation, and profitability where applicable.
Identify opportunities to enhance value, improve processes, and strengthen long-term relationships.
Reporting & Governance
Produce clear, data-driven delivery reports, dashboards, and KPIs (velocity, cycle time, burndown).
Maintain accurate project documentation, risk registers, and governance artefacts.
Ensure compliance with organisational processes, contractual obligations, and quality frameworks.

Skills & Experience
Essential
Proven experience delivering digital or technology projects in an in-house, agency, or hybrid environment.
Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and digital delivery methodologies.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with shifting priorities.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Familiarity with modern digital workflows (UX, UI, development, QA, DevOps).
Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience with web, mobile, cloud, or integrated digital solutions.
Exposure to APIs, CMS platforms, cloud infrastructure, or integration workflows.
Experience in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS).
Background in digital transformation or enterprise-level technology programmes.

Qualifications
Degree in Business, Technology, Digital Media, or related field (preferred).
Professional certifications such as Scrum Master (CSM/PSM), AgilePM, SAFe, or PMI-ACP are advantageous.

Personal Attributes
Highly organised, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
Confident communicator who builds trust with internal teams and external clients.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in complex digital environments.
Commercially aware with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Passionate about digital innovation, emerging technologies, and continuous improvement.

This role is remote working and is 7 hours per day

Qualifications Required

Degree in Business, Technology, Digital Media, or related field (preferred).
Professional certifications such as Scrum Master (CSM/PSM), AgilePM, SAFe, or PMI-ACP are advantageous.

Remote - Immediate start - 12 month contract - £137 p/day

I’m partnering with a global EdTech to appoint a Project Manager to manage the end-to-end delivery of high-impact education, academic & content publishing products & services.

This is a role sitting at the centre of Content, Digital Publishing, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders - ensuring projects land on time, on budget and to the highest production standards.

What youll be responsible for:

• Leading full lifecycle project delivery across print and digital publishing products
• Managing budgets, schedules and efficiency metrics with clear visibility of project health
• Overseeing external vendors and QA checkpoints
• Coordinating cross-functional workflows (Content, Publishing, Manufacturing)
• Proactively managing risks and resolving delivery challenges
• Driving adoption of new tools, systems and smarter production processes

What I’m looking for:

• Project management experience (ELL / ELT and/or academic / educational publishing preferred)
• Confident vendor and stakeholder management skills
• Strong budgeting and scheduling capability
• Experience with Agile / Lean methodologies
• Advanced Excel and Smartsheet proficiency
• Highly organised, solutions-focused and collaborative

Why this role?

Strategic influence within a respected global ELL team

Opportunity to shape processes and embed innovation

Complex, meaningful products with international reach

If you enjoy bringing clarity to complexity and delivering quality at pace, doget in touch.

Your new company
This leading further, and higher education provider has been delivering technical and professional training for over 100 years, supporting thousands of learners each year across multiple campuses in the Lancashire area. As one of the largest college providers of higher education in England, it offers a wide range of career‑focused courses, apprenticeships and degree‑level programmes designed in partnership with industry to meet real workforce needs. With strong links to a top UK university and a long‑standing reputation for high‑quality teaching, the organisation combines industry‑standard facilities, expert staff and an inclusive, supportive learning environment. Its specialist centres provide hands‑on, future‑focused training that prepares learners for skilled employment in key regional and national sectors. Ambitious, innovative and deeply connected to local industry, the organisation plays a central role in developing talent, driving economic growth and creating meaningful opportunities for learners at every stage of life. With an ever expanding IT team, plus the upcoming merger with another college, the organisation is looking to further expand their IT team by appointing a Project Support Officer on an initial 12-month contract, with the potential for this to extend further. Your new role
In this role, you will support the IT Project Manager with the day‑to‑day coordination of projects, maintaining key governance documentation including RAID logs, project plans, reports and change requests. You will help track project performance, take minutes at governance meetings, and ensure actions, decisions and deadlines are clearly recorded and followed through. You’ll contribute to requirements ‑ gathering activities through interviews, workshops and basic process mapping, assisting with impact assessments and ensuring deliverables are well‑defined and understood by stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. The role also includes maintaining schedules and action logs, arranging workshops and meetings, providing general administrative support, and assisting with change and communication activities. In addition, you will have the opportunity to manage small or low‑complexity IT projects or workstreams, ensuring delivery meets agreed scope, timelines, cost and quality expectations. You will be joining an established IT team where you will be fully supported upon joining, based in the Blackpool campus where you will work on a hybrid basis. This role is initially on a 12-month contract basis, with the potential to extend to 18 months.
What you’ll need to succeed
In order to be successful in securing this position, you will have specific experience of working in a project support, or project co-ordination capacity in a wider IT team. You will have experience supporting small scale IT projects, as well as possessing a formal project management qualification, and utilising the relevant methodologies. Experience working in the education sector would also be beneficial, as well as experience working with technical teams. The ability to work collaboratively and communicate with stakeholders of all levels, utilising strong communication skills is essential.
What you’ll get in return
In return, you will be paid a competitive salary of between £33,000 and £40,000, which is dependent on experience providing project support and coordination on technical projects. You will also receive a generous benefits package, which includes a local government pension scheme, 30 days holiday (plus bank) and access to various lifestyle benefits, such as access to an employee assistance programme, free flu vouchers and eye tests, access to a wellbeing hub, free car parking and a free healthy breakfast.
What you need to do now

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Project Manager (Part-Time - 15 hours per week)
£50,000 per annum pro rata + benefits
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Fixed-term contract for 12 months

We’re working with an established organisation in Chippenham to recruit an experienced Project Manager on a 12-month fixed-term, part-time basis.

Reporting to the CTO, you will take full ownership of delivering technology projects end-to-end - ensuring scope, timelines, risks, governance and resources are effectively managed.

Key Responsibilities:

Define project scope, milestones and delivery plans
Manage schedules, resources, risks and RAID logs
Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers
Lead stand-ups, sprint planning and stakeholder meetings
Oversee testing (QA, integration, UAT) and go-live activities
Provide clear status reporting and delivery forecasts About You:

Proven experience delivering technology/software projects end-to-end
Strong scope, risk and governance management skills
Experience working within regulated environments
Confident in managing cross-functional teams
Professional, organised and solutions-focused
Desirable: PRINCE2, APM, PMP or Agile qualifications. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Project Manager seeking flexible hours while delivering meaningful projects.

The Package:

£50,000 per annum pro rata
Hybrid working available
23 days’ holiday + bank holidays Working hours will be 15 hours per weeks - days flexible.

Successful candidates will be contacted within 7 working days of application. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful

An opportunity exist for a Planner willing to work at least 3 days per week from Gwynedd Site office in Wales, with occasional travel to the Manchester office.

As a Planning Engineer you will be a fundamental part of the team, working with stakeholders to develop and manage programmes, completing updates and reporting both internally and externally. You will be expected to firstly work with the QS team to cost load the existing programme of works. Following acceptance of the programme, the role will transition to working and managing subcontractor plans, ensuring updates are fed into the overall programme.

Duties will include -

Develop of breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy.

Enquire and record and then test project assumptions to ensure that plans are realistic and achievable.

Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan.

Support the project manager to identify options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling and rescheduling of activities.

Identify wider resource requirements for the delivery of the project.

Ensure that stakeholder requirements are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements.

Provide advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project. Support capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.

Requirement for this opportunity include –

Primavera (P6) trained and experienced

Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans

Experience and show understanding of Earned Value Analysis as a reporting tool

Proactive work ethic and comfortable in challenging the team to implement savings to the programme and explore and propose mitigations

High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills

Excellent MS Office skills

Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools

Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment

HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning related discipline

APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

​If you are interested in this opportunity, then kindly lodge your CV here now

Your new company
We are currently working with a leading technology consultancy - who are partnering with a large organisation in the MALS sector, with a focus on Defence.This consultancy has a great reputation in the Technology world, providing resources to support their clients achieve their digital and transformational goals.
This contract is for an experienced project manager who has worked on complex software projects, particularly in defence environments.

• This is a contract for 6 months with potential extensions
• The role will be hybrid working (2 days per week on site in Bath)
• The day rate is £445 per day INSIDE IR35

Your new role
We are seeking a Project Manager with a proven history of providing effective project management of complex software projects in Defence Engineering environments.

Working from within our Delivery Excellence Group, you will primarily work on delivering projects that will lead to the convergence of physical and digital worlds through technology, engineering and manufacturing expertise to boost our clients’ competitiveness.

What you’ll need to succeed

Experience of delivering complex software engineering development projects and subcontracted hardware projects in a leading/management role throughout the project life cycleExperience of delivering complex software development projects in Aerospace or Defence sectors.
10 years’ experience in project and programme management roles
Leadership and delegation of complex, multi-functional teams
Proficient with Project Finances, Revenue Recognition, Margin Improvement, Risk Management and Month-end Reporting
Proven ability to plan and organise projects effectively, with excellent attention to detail.
A developed understanding of business and finance, project planning and scheduling, budgeting and cost management, revenue recognition and contract management. Proven ability to review and challenge schedule critical path activities within Microsoft
Project and lead teams to deliver projects on time

Desirable
Knowledge and experience of the CADMID Lifecycle
Experience of delivering development projects in the Maritime Sector

What you need to do now

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This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.

We are a registered charity employing over 150 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It’s an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

The role is full-time and fixed term for 12 months. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with flexibility to work from home on a 40/60 basis (40% working from the office).

We are looking for a Prevention and Intervention Programme Manager to line manage the Advisors (Sexual Violence Liaison Officers) and be responsible for an SVLO programme to support students who have experienced sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender-based violence and/or domestic abuse at any point in their lives. The Programme Manager will need to work closely with the Advice Service Manager to support the Specialist Advisors in working alongside the generalist advice provision. The Programme Manager will oversee the Active Bystander Programme as well as the expansion of new and existing programmes, including developing personalised packages for departments and an attractive offer for external partner organisations.

Have you got demonstrable experience of working with individuals who have experienced one or more of the following: sexual violence, harassment, gender-based violence or domestic abuse? Have you got an understanding of the impact of sexual violence and sexual harassment on survivors, and how to support them with a trauma informed approach? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.

Our ideal candidate will continue to develop and embed the trauma-informed Consent and Tackling Sexual Misconduct strand to enhance and grow the Active Bystander Programme. The right candidate will scope and develop propositions for new and innovative prevention and intervention programmes. The successful role holder will also manage the planning and implementation of an SVLO programme, in collaboration with UCL colleagues (such as Student Support and Wellbeing Services, the Casework team, and the Crime Prevention & Personal Safety team).

Service Charge Project Manager£40,291 per annumNewent, GloucestershireFull-TimeFixed Term Contract - 18 MonthsCome make a real difference as our Service Charge Project Manager!Everyone should have a warm, safe, affordable home. As our Service Charge Project Manager, youll help make this a reality for thousands of people living in our communities.
Youll manage the implementation phases of our redesigned service charge process, working within company standards and transformation governance requirements. Youll work with the team to make sure that the service is designed with tenants at its heart, that their voices are heard and acted on throughout the process.
As Project Manager, youll work with the organisation to fully understand the business requirements, objectives and drivers to understand where systems, applications and technology can help deliver and improve services.Using your knowledge and expertise, youll provide expert advice on service charge matters, making sure that our tenants receive a high-quality service that reflects their needs and provides value for money.What youll bring to the teamYou will manage and lead on the delivery of all aspects of the service charge redesign project using your excellent project management skills to create and maintain project schedules, develop project plans and see the project through to completion. With your confidence in leading change, youll work with internal teams to develop and provide appropriate training to allow our team to make the most of the new processes, systems and solutions.
Working closely with the wider team, you will make sure that the project is delivered on time and on budget, holding regular meetings with and managing the project delivery team and providing updates to key stakeholders.What we are looking for Advanced skills in Microsoft applications including Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio and Word. Proven expertise in service charge management within housing or a similar sector. Comprehensive knowledge of service charge legislation including the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and best practices within service charges. Experience in managing the delivery of complex business process implementation projects in a customer service environment. Excellent stakeholder management skills. Project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile) desirable. Strong communication skills at all levels including senior leadership.A bit more about usTrust isnt a tagline its everything. Its how we build relationships, how we make decisions, and how we prove, day in and day out, that we do what we say.Its also the thing that underpins our core values and sets out what our customers can expect from us and what we expect from our team and the partners we work with.
We want our tenants to know that were here, we care and make them feel at home from the moment they step through the door. Its not just about having a home its about finding a place to build a life and feel safe while doing so.
And the same can be said for our team. Two Rivers is a place with purpose, where you can be a part of something and make a real difference. Well help you develop and grow, in a place where youll find like-minded people and you can truly be yourself.
Warm, safe, affordable homes are about more than bricks and mortar. Its a feeling of community, securing and belonging. So, whether youre a tenant living in one of our homes or a member of the team when you join the Two Rivers community, youll always feel likeYoure Home Now.

Farringdon

Hybrid - Max 2 days London

3 Month contract

Huntress Recruitment is currently seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Support Officer to join a busy and fast-paced transformation programme based in Farringdon. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills and experience supporting complex projects or programmes.

In this role, you will work closely with senior programme leadership to help ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard. You will play an important part in maintaining effective project governance, monitoring delivery progress, and supporting reporting across the wider programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Support programme leadership with the coordination and delivery of project outcomes within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Monitor delivery progress and highlight any risks, issues, or variances.
• Help track and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Produce and maintain project reports, dashboards, and data summaries to support governance and decision-making.
• Set up and maintain programme documentation and project libraries.
• Support preparation for programme reviews, governance meetings, and stakeholder updates.

About You

• Experience working in a Project Support, Project Coordinator, or PMO role within complex projects or programmes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and present data clearly.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Understanding of project management principles and the project lifecycle.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project or Jira would be beneficial.
• Relevant qualifications such as PRINCE2, P3O, APM, or PMI are advantageous but not essential.

If you are an organised and motivated project professional looking to contribute to a high-impact transformation programme, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today through Huntress Recruitment to find out more.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Job Title: Content Operations Director

Salary: £85,700 - £117,800

Location: Cambridge, hybrid

Contract: Fixed term contract, 18 months

Hours: 35 hours, full time

Are you an operational leader, who defends quality and author experience while driving efficiencies?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We are looking for an energetic, empowered and committed Content Operations Director to lead our teams and develop ways of working for our strategy. The Content Operations teams manage all of our Academic books, elements and journals content from author delivery through to publication.

About the role

Academic publishing is undergoing a period of significant change. Evolving customer needs, digital transformation and the rise of AI is reshaping how we and our authors and communities work and want to read our content. We need to deliver our core publishing to meet our key BAU targets while supporting new approaches and product development. As an operations team, we need to support the new while finding efficiencies, standardisation and improvements to our current ways of working.

This role supports a global team, with the majority of colleagues in the UK but also in the US and India, and involves extensive collaboration with other colleagues internally as well as external suppliers. These suppliers are treated as partners in our pre-press work and we are developing and streamlining our ways of working with their new technologies. Internally this cover role will work closely with the Head of Supply Chain Operations, Academic, to ensure team cohesion across the end-to-end publishing lifecycle, including onward digital and physical distribution. Building relationships with our editorial teams is also vital in enabling us to protect Cambridge standards as we deliver efficiency projects. Strong stakeholder engagement, empathy and diplomacy are needed to manage expectations and significant change programmes.

We have high standards for our content and seek to continuously improve author and reader experiences. This requires the role to keep up to date with industry news and competitor positioning to inform our strategy. We are committed to accessibility and a digital first mindset in our content workflows, helping to support our environmental sustainability goals to reduce emissions. How we prepare our content and role model these key priorities in our department will have a significant impact on delivering our goals.

Data-based planning and decision making is also critical to measure our success, proving our performance continues to deliver a better customer and author experience. Exploring how we can gain from automation and AI projects and experimentation will also be important.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

You will:

• Have experience of leading a large team or department in a publishing operations setting, ideally content operations. Experience of leading teams in Academic publishing organisations is desirable
• Be a positive and decisive person, who is motivated by working on multiple priorities and inspiring others. You will be able to judge when to be hands on and delve into details and actions yourself but also when to step back and take a broader view.
• Thrive working with multiple teams, offering excellent communication lines and clear and honest direction to maximise performance and improvements.
• Have significant experience in supplier management, working collaboratively with them to drive continuous improvement and maintain service levels.
• Be an experienced line manager, developing and coaching colleagues to pursue their potential. You will be able to empathise with your team when difficulties arise, connecting them back to our responsibilities and purpose.
• Have a proven track record delivering efficiencies to ways of working with demonstrable cost or time saving benefits.
• Use data to inform decisions, manage the team to deliver against Key Performance Indicators and decide our strategic priorities.
• Have experience working in content publishing and understand the complexity of the Academic publishing landscape.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Your experience in supplier management would ideally be in a pre-press/production publishing environment.
• Experience working with content accessibility and digital-first content approaches.
• Evidence that you are up to date on the latest industry news on Open Research.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme’s Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 24th March .59pm BST. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 30th March 2026.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams.
• Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related task which will need to be returned by email in advance of your interview.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

Content Operations Director - Apply now.

Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: London (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite per week)
Contract: 12 Months FTC
Salary: 47,000 - 56,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week

Are you ready to lead transformational IT projects in a dynamic environment? We are seeking a passionate and skilled IT Project Manager to be a pivotal part of our client’s change programmes and projects, delivering on their IT Strategy and Roadmap.

About the Role:
As the IT Project Manager, you will oversee the delivery of large, complex projects with a School-wide impact. You’ll be responsible for managing the entire project life cycle-from initiation to delivery-ensuring that each project is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations of transformation projects, from initiation to post-implementation review.
• Collaborate with both technical and non-technical colleagues to design and direct transformation projects effectively.
• Form, lead, and motivate project teams, ensuring efficient resource allocation and skill utilization.
• Engage with stakeholders, managing expectations and ensuring users are actively involved in product design and delivery.
• Plan project delivery approaches, ensuring architectural coherence with existing systems.
• Monitor and report project progress to Project Executives and Boards in a clear, concise format.
• Identify, manage, and escalate any project risks, issues, or change requests as necessary.
• Promote and uphold the organization’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all projects.

Who You Are:

• You have substantial experience in IT project delivery with a proven track record of managing complex change projects.
• Experience delivering Worktribe projects or modules
• You excel at forming and leading cross-functional teams and are skilled in stakeholder engagement.
• You possess strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and are adept at managing project budgets.
• Your communication skills are top-notch, allowing you to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• You are familiar with project management methodologies, ideally Prince2 or Agile, and have experience in a Higher Education setting.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in delivering projects that shape the future of our organization.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented professionals in a supportive, inclusive atmosphere.
• Professional Growth: Engage in continuous learning and development opportunities to enhance your skills.
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Enjoy a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance.

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about leading transformative IT projects and making a tangible impact, we want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience.

Join our client in shaping the future of IT at their organization! Your expertise could be the key to unlocking new possibilities.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we are dedicated to creating a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Website Governance & Delivery Advisor

A global organisation is seeking a Website Governance & Delivery Advisor to establish and embed a robust governance, quality-control and delivery framework for its enterprise-level website following a major technical refresh. This role introduces structure, clarity and operational discipline to a complex digital environment, ensuring clear ownership, consistent standards and a smooth transition to BAU. This is a 12 month FTC role.

Key Responsibilities

Website Governance

• Design and implement a governance model covering page ownership, accountability, approvals and review cycles
• Define clear quality standards for structure, components, metadata, tagging and discoverability
• Establish roles and responsibilities across teams
• Maintain a full inventory of all pages, including ownership and escalation paths

Delivery Oversight

• Oversee delivery of large volumes of new and updated pages across multiple site areas
• Coordinate Sitecore Page Builder resources, content owners and reviewers
• Track progress, risks, dependencies and issues
• Manage communications with senior stakeholders across the organisation

Operational Handover

• Create documentation, playbooks and operational guidance for BAU teams
• Ensure governance processes are scalable, practical and sustainable
• Support transition from project mode to long-term ownership

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Strong experience in website or digital platform governance
• Proven project management background in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience managing large volumes of digital content
• Highly structured, process-driven and disciplined
• Confident working with senior stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and documentation capabilities

Desirable

• Experience in professional services, legal or regulated sectors
• Familiarity with Sitecore (governance-focused)
• Experience defining BAU models after large transformations
• Understanding of content lifecycle management and digital risk

Attributes

• Exceptionally organised and detail-oriented
• Calm, pragmatic and authoritative
• Comfortable introducing structure where it does not currently exist
• Collaborative and stakeholder-friendly
• Focused on long-term sustainability, not just delivery

About the Team

The Channel and Editorial team manages all digital channels, ensuring high-quality, consistent and impactful communication. The team optimises platforms, produces multimedia content and delivers analytics to shape communication strategy with operational rigour and best practice at its core.

If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you know someone who would be great at this role, why not take advantage of our referral scheme? We offer £200 in shopping vouchers for every referred candidate who we place in a role. Terms & Conditions Apply.

Service Delivery Manager (SC Cleared) ITIL V3 ITIL V4

Leeds (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

to £425-£450/day (Inside IR35)

Service Delivery Manager needed with SC Security Clearance preferred, Proven experience leading an IT helpdesk or support service, driving KPI and SLA achievement.

6 Month Contract based in Central Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site from the Leeds office. Occasional travel Manchester.

Day Shift with participation in an on-call rota for Major Incident Management.

A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects:

• Experienced Service Delivery Manager / Service Management role

• Service Management expert across Incident, Problem, Change, Risk, Service Performance & Reporting, Service Level Management, Service Process Improvement, Service Continuity, and Availability Management.

• Proven experience leading an IT helpdesk or support service, driving KPI and SLA achievement.

• Strong customer-service orientation with a pragmatic problem-solving approach.

• Proven advocate and practitioner of ITIL best-practice processes. Familiarity with Experience in ITIL or other service management frameworks. ITIL V3 required and ITIL V4 preferred.

• Hands-on experience with ITSM / helpdesk tooling (e.g. ServiceNow)

• Also provide on-call Major Incident Management cover, ensuring rapid coordination, clear communications and effective resolution.

• Deliver service reporting, including performance, SLA compliance, risks, issues, and improvement initiatives.

• Support knowledge transfer and offboarding of the core Technical Service Desk (TSD) team where required as part of insourcing.

• Apply ITIL best practice across helpdesk and support services, ensuring consistency, governance, and continual improvement.

• Ensure technical solutions continue to meet business requirements throughout the service lifecycle.

• Oversee the end-to-end service lifecycle, including service support, delivery, and transition activities.

• Desirable: Experience in Major Incident Management, Incident Management, and Service Transition

• Strongly desirable SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager, ideally with previous PMO or PMO Implementation experience to support a major business transformation programme centred around three strategic priorities: People, Performance, and Platform.

The Platform priority focuses on scalable processes and tools, strengthened governance, reduced cost ratios, and the successful delivery of high-impact digital initiatives that drive competitive advantage. Digital is a core enabler of this strategy.

This role will support the Associate Director of Digital Operations and CIO in governing the Platform priority and ensuring effective oversight of the initiatives that underpin its success.

The Role

You will play a key role in supporting governance, reporting, communications, and coordination across a portfolio of Platform initiatives. This is a highly visible position with exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Principal Accountabilities

• Support governance of the Platform strategic priority
• Manage senior leadership sessions (agenda setting, Terms of Reference, minutes, and governance administration)
• Create high-quality communications collateral for organisation-wide Platform updates
• Provide oversight and reporting across multiple Platform initiatives
• Act as a visible point of contact for Platform-related information and collaboration

Reporting into the Associate Director, Digital Operations you will combine project management discipline with hands-on PMO support in a fast-paced, strategically important environment.

The right Candidate will be a proactive and capable Project Manager who is comfortable balancing structured project delivery with governance and administrative responsibilities.

Skills & Experience

• Strong foundation in project management disciplines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
• Flexible mindset and willingness to support across a small team
• Understanding of technology and data environments
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering

Contract Details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 9 months
• Rate: Approximately 500 - 600 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: London - minimum 2 days per week in the office (typically 2-3 days)

Please note the contract details, the role is inside IR35, there is no flexibility and it will be 2/3 days a week onsite in central London, if you are happy with these details I am keen to see an up to date CV and will give you a call to discuss a fantastic opportinity with a market leading Client.

A Charity in London are seeking a Digital Change Manager to work on the transition to Oracle Fusion.

The purpose of the Senior Change Manager and their team is to enable the benefits realisation of the programme through supporting staff across the organisation to adopt new ways of working, processes, and systems.

The Senior Change Manager will work at two levels; strategically supporting senior leaders to lead behavioural change in their teams, and pragmatically through working with employees to adopt a wide range of changes delivered through the programme. The Senior Change Manager is responsible for designing and implementing a holistic change management approach that will enable adoption and usage of process, ways of working and technology changes across the organisation and to lead a small team in the delivery of this.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing, promoting and embedding a change management approach to be implemented and subsequently replicated across change programmes
• Advising leadership teams on change management, providing subject matter expertise to workstream sponsors on benefits realisation through adoption of new ways of working.
• Lead a small team that will support the design and delivery of change management activities
• Responsible for developing and delivering change management activities to enable the adoption of each change, e.g. communications, training and other key stakeholder deliverables
• Setting up and maintaining feedback loops at all stages of workstream delivery, engaging with stakeholders through all available channels.
• Setting up and leading a network of change champions and super users to support change activities
• Working with middle managers across the organisation to enable them to lead their teams through change.
• Providing leadership to build change management capability within the organisation, designing tools and templates to support the adoption of a change management approach to benefit realisation.
• Work with colleagues from other Professional Services teams and departments such as Learning & Organisational Development and Internal Comms to ensure organisational change readiness, and that change management activities are co-ordinated across the organisation and align with ‘business as usual’ activities.

Experience

• Significant change management experience
• Line management experience
• Significant experience of working in a digital environment
• Experience in delivering training to and coaching employees
• Experience with change initiatives in a complex organisation

We are currently recruiting a Property Compliance and Investment Manager to lead a multi disciplinary team responsible for asset management, surveying, landlord compliance, and safety testing across the housing portfolio.

• 3 month initial contract and likely to extend
• Day Rate - Negotiable depending on experience and Umbrella based role
• Hybrid based with the office being in Salisbury

Your main duties will include:

• Strategic role will shape the long term maintenance, investment, and improvement of homes, driving delivery of the HRA Asset Management Strategy.
• Manage planned programmes of work based on condition data, ensuring assets remain safe, compliant, and sustainable.
• Team Leadership
• Ensuring policies, procedures, and assurance systems are robust, up to date, and delivering the highest standards of safety across housing assets.
• Contract management and capital / revenue budget management
• Supporting with redevelopment opportunities

The ideal candidate will be someone passionate about safe, high quality homes and strategic investment in the housing sector. If you re a strong leader with deep technical knowledge and the ability to drive long term asset improvement, we d love to hear from you.

You will also ideally hold a degree or professional qualification in building, surveying or construction.

Please apply today for immediate consideration.

We’re looking for an Organisation Design Specialist to help shape the future of our global operating model. You’ll work with senior leaders across the Global Hub, Regions, and Countries to design services, structures, capabilities, and ways of working that are aligned with our strategic goals.

You’ll lead the design of Global Services-defining service purpose, minimum value offers, capabilities, accountabilities, and structural principles. You’ll turn the Target Operating Model into clear organisational design proposals and support consultation materials, role profiles, and structural options.
The role involves facilitating workshops and design sessions, building strong relationships, and translating complex OD concepts into clear, practical solutions.

We’re seeking someone with strong organisation design experience in complex, matrixed environments, excellent judgement, analytical skills, and the ability to influence and simplify complexity.
This is an opportunity to shape how our global organisation delivers impact and to play a key role in our transformation.