Project Manager

Location Torquay
Discipline: Senior Management, Project Management, Office Support & HR
Job type: Permanent: Full Time
Salary: Up to £40,000pa +Benefits
Contact name: Emma Broomfield or Toni Kemble

Contact email: careers@sarahwest.co.uk
Job ref: VR/188
Published: over 1 year ago

(Project Coordinator, Senior Business Analyst, Project Consultant, Managing Consultant or Senior Commercial Consultant)

Project Manager

Up to £40,000pa + Benefits

South Devon

Bcorp organisation

Do you want to work on international projects with “A List” branded clients, and still have a social life before or after work?

Are you experienced within Operations/Project Management/Project Coordination within Marketing, Strategy or consulting and fancy losing those insane working hours and restoring some well needed work-life- balance.

Why not join this BCorp accredited organisation who provide their employees with the best work life balance environment and an extremely flexible approach to hybrid working.

They are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, ambitious, motivated, extremely organised and a decisive critical thinker who doesn’t shy away from a challenge.

The client is offering a fantastic opportunity for someone to self-manage their workload and be allocated projects that coincide with their personal interests as best as they can. Along, with undertaking the best and latest training with regards to project management and support/fund professional qualifications. This could lead to obtaining your PRINCE2 qualification but fantastic if you already have this.

 

The role:

  • Take the lead and manage client projects from the initial briefing to successful debrief

  • Liaise with the management and wider team to ensure they are kept up to date with project progress

  • Understand the clients need, pull the solution and talent together in a timely, enjoyable and efficient way

  • Write effective proposals and costing/quoting

  • Ensure projects are kept on budget and drive them forwards

  • Project Planning

  • Independent contractor selection, management and payment approval if needed

  • Invoice sign off and submission to finance team

  • Organising after action reviews, reflecting on the project

  • Analyse and identify root causes of problems or key opportunities and recommend approaches that maximise value creation for the client

  • Liaise with independent consultants working across a variety of locations including internationally

  • Have the confidence and initiative to make difficult decisions when required and take responsibility for them

  • Be a project resource to other team members when required as your expertise may be useful to the project manager to deliver successfully to their client

Benefits:

  • Learning and Development budget and resources

  • Extremely flexible hybrid working

  • Regular social events and team days throughout the year

  • Company Pension

  • Bonus Scheme based on Company performance

  • Gym Membership and Cycle to work Scheme

  • Electric Vehicle Car Scheme

  • Working with a beautiful friendly office dog

Skills/Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Project Management particularly in a Market Research or Consulting

  • MBA or MA qualification or equivalent is desirable

  • Experience using Asana and Synergist software platforms or similar project management platforms desirable

If you are still interested and want to work for a BCorp organisation then either apply or get in touch with Emma or Toni at careers@sarahwest.co.uk for further information.