Senior Project Manager

CompanySagacity

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At3/12/2026

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IT project managers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£58,200 (£29.85 per hour)

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Description

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the successful delivery of complex, high-value projects and programmes, working independently or as part of a wider programme leadership team. You will provide senior-level project management expertise across multiple (and potentially concurrent)

initiatives and will act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders.

You will be a proactive, self-motivated leader with a strong delivery mindset, capable of managing ambiguity, influencing at senior levels, and mentoring others within the project and programme team.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership for the end-to-end delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, and scope, proactively managing risk, dependencies, and delivery outcomes
Lead complex projects and/or larger programmes, ensuring alignment with client strategic objectives, contractual commitments, and statements of work
Define, implement, and maintain project quality management approaches, ensuring deliverables meet agreed standards and client expectations
Develop, maintain, and actively manage detailed Project Plans, ensuring milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and quality checkpoints are clearly defined and tracked

Monitor and control budgets, schedules, resources, and quality performance metrics, escalating risks, issues appropriately

Act as the primary point of contact for senior client sponsors, business leaders, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers

Build strong, trusted relationships and manage stakeholder expectations at all levels, with a clear focus on quality outcomes and value realisation

Provide clear, concise, and timely status reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums

Establish and operate robust project governance, ensuring compliance with agreed delivery frameworks, quality standards, and assurance processes

Ensure accurate and timely preparation and publication of weekly and ad-hoc progress reports, highlighting progress, successes, risks and remediation plans

Act as a senior interface between business stakeholders and delivery (including technical) teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood, implemented, and validated

Oversee the definition, documentation, and agreement of Acceptance Criteria, quality thresholds, and success measures prior to go-live

Lead or support UAT and other validation activities, ensuring defects are prioritised, resolved, and verified prior to release

Drive post-delivery reviews and lessons learned, embedding continuous improvement into future projects and programmes

Support and mentor Project Managers and team members, promoting best practice in project delivery, governance, and quality management

Contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery standards, tools, methodologies, and quality assurance frameworks

Principal Accountabilities

Successful delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, and quality standards
Ownership and management of key project artefacts (PID, project plans, reports, RAID etc)
Effective governance, stakeholder engagement, and communication
Accurate resource and dependency management

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

Experience in Utilities, Telecoms, or Financial Services
Proven experience delivering complex projects as a Senior Project Manager
Formal Project Management accreditation (e.g. AgilePM, PRINCE2)
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Extensive stakeholder management experience, including senior client-facing roles

Consultancy or professional services background

Strong planning, governance, and documentation skills (e.g. MSP, programme environment

Desirable :

PMO or programme-level experience
Coaching and mentoring experience
Business Analysis skills

Personal Profile:

Exceptional focus on delivery and outcomes
Confident, credible leader with the ability to influence at all levels
Highly adaptable with the ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly
Collaborative team player with a flexible, pragmatic approach
Comfortable operating in complex, fast-moving environments