Senior Project Manager - PMO & Finance Transformation

Bristol Temporary £650 - £700 per day View Job Description
You will join a lean team of PMs/ PMO to develop capability, manage senior stakeholders & deliver hands on key projects.You must have have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experiencedeveloped project management capability and maturityhave delivered a hands-on finance transformation projectsbe able to start 21st Julybe local to & able to be onsite in Bristol
  • Interim role onsite at a Bristol based Government organisation
  • Hybrid role - Senior Project Manager / PMO Manager / Head of Projects

About Our Client

Working via our Consultancy onsite at a Government client in Bristol

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the Project Delivery team, ensuring appropriate resourcing, coaching, and workload distribution across live projects.
  • Act as the Senior Project Manager on high-risk/high-priority projects (e.g., financial systems, core infrastructure).
  • Develop and maintain delivery frameworks, templates, RAID and reporting tools aligned to governance.
  • Support directorates in mobilising and delivering business-led projects with proportionate governance and assurance.
  • Coordinate closely with the Portfolio Assurance function to ensure alignment of delivery, risk, and benefits tracking.
  • Support SoW drafting and supplier performance tracking in partnership with Commercial.
  • Champion delivery best practices and mentor less experienced project leads and staff across the organisation.
  • Provide delivery insights and status updates to the Portfolio Board and other governance bodies.
  • Actively contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement of delivery maturity across org



The Successful Applicant

You must have

  • have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
  • developed project management capability and maturity
  • have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
  • be able to start 21st July
  • be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol



Person Specification

Essential Experience and Skills:

  • Proven experience delivering technology and digital transformation projects within the UK public sector.
  • Strong understanding of financial systems delivery (e.g., ERP, billing, expenses, reporting platforms).
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a portfolio or programme delivery environment.
  • Track record of building delivery maturity and providing advisory/coaching support to low-capability teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives and delivery partners.
  • Proficient in delivery planning, risk management, and governance reporting.
  • Strong commercial awareness, including working with SoWs and supplier performance.



Desirable Skills and Attributes:

  • Formal qualifications in project/programme management (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, Agile, APM).
  • Experience establishing or maturing a PMO or delivery office.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.

What's on Offer

£650 per day Outside IR35

You must have

  • have UK Public Sector project/progamme management experience
  • developed project management capability and maturity
  • have delivered a hands-on finance transformation projects
  • be able to start 21st July
  • be local to & able to be onsite in Bristol
Contact
James Barrett
Quote job ref
JN-072025-6783986
Phone number
+441179065140

Job summary

Job function
Transformation
Subsector
Consulting
Sector
Public Sector
Location
Bristol
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
James Barrett
Consultant phone
+441179065140
Job reference
JN-072025-6783986