Project Manager

CompanyGreggs

LocationNewcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/23/2026

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Business and financial project management professionals

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£56,500 (£28.97 per hour)

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Description

We have a great opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Business Change team here at Greggs.

We’re seeking a Project Manager to join our dynamic Business Change Team and play a key role in delivering impactful solutions that support the growing demand for high-quality systems across the business.

You’ll be part of a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment where innovation and growth are at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you’ll not only lead project delivery within your area but also actively contribute to the team’s internal continuous improvement initiatives.

We can offer you:

25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

Defined contribution management pension scheme

Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

Career progression and learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing

Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

Cycle to Work scheme

A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
The base location for this role is Newcastle Upon Tyne

What you'll do

Reporting to the Business Change Manager, the primary responsibility of this role will be planning and delivering agreed changes to the business safely and within agreed guidelines. You will also:

Develop and manage the execution of project and delivery plans to achieve defined objectives
Manage project and team resources (external and internal) and continually improving team dynamics and working practices to help ensure success
Ensure all necessary controls (e.g. risks, issues, changes, dependencies and assumptions) are visible and effectively managed

Ensure communication to key project stakeholders throughout the duration of the project or initiative ensuring a high level of confidence is earned and maintained

Agree resource requirements and timescales with the business, manage the assignment and release of resources during the course of projects and deliveries and remove team obstacles

Ensure that the delivery adheres to the established governance and quality standards (e.g. artefacts, team events and meetings, reporting, quality measures)

About you

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

Experience of successfully delivering business and technology change using practical examples to describe challenges and successes
Experience of delivering IT projects using practical examples to describe challenges and successes
Experience of working in agile, product backlog environments and traditional project delivery methodologies and ability to demonstrate an understanding of the differences and pros and cons of these approaches
Experience of working in dynamic business environments, and managing delivery of multiple initiatives

Excellent communication, presentational, written and organisational skills

The ability to think logically, overcome problems and interpret and present key statistical data in a way that can be understood by different stakeholder groups

The ability to be a self-starter with a proactive approach to daily tasks, overcoming problems and maintaining momentum

Digital literacy, being proficient in standard office tools used in change management (e.g. Project, Excel, Word, Visio, PPT) and more creative use of other tools/technology to help communicate or facilitate

Are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels

Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

Able to engage and work collaboratively with other teams to make improvements to processes and influence stakeholders at all levels

Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.