Project Manager
Ready to turn strategy into action? We're looking for a driven Project Manager to lead transformational projects across CITB, taking ownership of planning, budgets, risks, stakeholder engagement and delivery to ensure lasting business benefits and successful outcomes.
Hours of Work: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 4 days per month in the office
Contract: Permanent
Grade: SC4
Target Salary: £53,303 per annum + £6,799 car allowance
Location: Peterborough
Provisional Interview Dates: w/c 30th November 2026 - 2 Stage Interview Process
About the Role
The Project Manager leads the successful delivery of low to moderately complex projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope and budget, and aligned to organisational priorities.
The postholder applies project delivery standards in line with the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) and CITBs Project Design & Delivery Framework, while fostering high-performing teams and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of projects within scope, time, and budget. Using APM and CITB frameworks, the role ensures project deliverables align with organisational objectives and stakeholder expectations while adhering to governance standards.
- The role involves working with both internal and external stakeholders, as required, to ensure projects are delivered to agreed cost, scope, and timescales, realising their agreed benefits.
Reporting to the Project SRO on a day to day basis, this role works closely with the change managers and programme and project support staff.
What you’ll be doing:
Project Delivery, Performance and Controls
- Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints. Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team.
- Day-to-day management and leadership of the project and the project team.
- Build Project Plan and apply appropriate project controls aligned to CITBs Project Design & Delivery Framework.
- Track and report delivery against milestones.
Business Case, Budget & Benefits Realisation
- Coordinate the development of the business case.
- Track delivery within budget.
- Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned.
- Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the business case.
Resources
- Schedule / manage resources to deliver the project. May work independently or with a small team.
Stakeholder Management
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