Project Manager

Full Job Description

In 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Bolton - Hybrid working 2 days office based
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday–Friday
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Contract: Permenant | Full Time
UK applicants only | No sponsorship

JOB PURPOSE: 

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver a portfolio of strategic business change initiatives within a growing, multi-site organisation.

This role sits within a central transformation function and will be responsible for driving end-to-end project delivery across a range of operational and business-critical programmes. You will work across multiple stakeholders, leading cross-functional teams to deliver change that improves performance, efficiency and long-term organisational capability.

This is a hands-on role requiring both strong delivery discipline and the ability to engage, influence and drive adoption across a diverse stakeholder group.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

          Project Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of business change projects, ensuring alignment to strategic priorities
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budge

  Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and operational teams
• Provide clear and consistent communication on project progress, risks and outcomes

• Drive engagement and alignment across multiple business areas

  Change Management

• Develop and implement structured change and adoption plans
• Support end users through transition, ensuring minimal disruption to operations

• Embed sustainable change across the organisation

  Business Improvement

• Work closely with internal teams to define business requirements

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

  Risk & Governance

• Proactively manage project risks and issues
• Maintain key project documentation (e.g. RAID logs, status reports, business cases)

• Ensure appropriate governance and reporting is in place

  Team Leadership

• Lead cross-functional project teams, both on-site and remote
• Ensure clarity of roles, accountability and delivery focus

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end business change or transformation projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders
• Experience managing project budgets, timelines and resources
• Demonstrated ability to drive change adoption within operational environments
• Experience working with structured project methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage risk and complexity
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working in a regulated or multi-site environment
• Exposure to systems or technology-enabled change programmes
• Formal project management or change management certification
• Experience working with third-party suppliers or external partners

Benefits

• Experience in standardising communications across multiple sites.
• Familiarity with education sector challenges.
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with contribution options
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” mental and physical health support
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible benefits via Vista (discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, critical illness cover and more)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.