Title:  Senior Project Manager

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Senior Project Manager

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£53,134 - £55,931 per year

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday – Flexible between 8:00am and 6:00pm

We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Technology function, in the Delivery team of around 30 people. The role will involve working as a team in a matrix structure with developers, testers, and other technical resources to deliver complex IT change.

Reporting into a Senior Programme Manager, the Senior Project Manager will work within matrix teams to deliver complex IT projects and ensure that they are successfully implemented into operational teams. These projects may be standalone or be part of a wider programme of change, and the role requires the ability to work as an individual or as part of a team as required by the nature of the project.

The role of Senior Project Manager will include:

• Overseeing and managing high profile and business critical projects throughout the project lifecycle through the effective control and utilisation of resources
• Managing, monitoring and ensuring delivery of agreed projects to improve Technology services as part of the overall Technology Strategy and operational delivery
• Developing, managing and implementing project plans to effectively manage and deliver Technology improvement projects
• Supporting the delivery of solutions that meet customer needs, working with internal and external stakeholders to project manage the implementation of service and product improvements
• Leading the development and control of Technology project management processes

Skills and experiences:

• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
• Previous experience managing project risks and issues, plans, resource forecasts, and finances
• PRINCE2, AgilePM, APM preferred
• Comprehensive experience of managing medium to large scale Technology projects
• Proven experience in working with others to deliver projects, including indirect reports and third party suppliers
• Proven experience of producing progress reports and management information
• Advanced Microsoft Project

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £53,134 per annum (rising to £55,931 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 28 January 2025

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.