Role : Senior Project Manager
Salary : £55,000
Location : Kings Hill
Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for the next step in your career? Cantium Business Solutions, part of the Commercial Services Group (CSG), is now seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you'll take ownership of medium to large-scale projects, ensuring successful completion within budget, timescales, and resource constraints, while managing stakeholder expectations and delivering value to the business.
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Senior Project Manager , you will: Lead and manage the delivery of medium to large-scale projects, from initiation to closure, ensuring they meet business objectives and stakeholder expectations. Take responsibility for project budgets, timelines, resources, and ensuring quality standards, change control, and risk management processes are adhered to. Ensure alignment between project deliverables and business objectives, while collaborating with senior management and stakeholders. Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, taking action when performance deviates from agreed tolerances. Monitor and report on project progress, initiating corrective actions as necessary to keep the project on track. Manage client relationships, providing expert advice and ensuring value-for-money in service delivery. Ensure all projects are formally closed and lessons learned are captured and actioned for continuous improvement. What We Require: Essential: PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is required. Proven experience in delivering technology and business transformation projects. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at all levels. Demonstrated ability to manage project risks, change control, and financial constraints effectively. Experience working in a structured project delivery environment, ensuring adherence to defined processes and frameworks. Commercial awareness, including experience managing project budgets exceeding £500k. Excellent leadership, negotiation, and communication skills. Ability to ensure projects are formally closed and lessons learned are captured for continuous improvement. Desirable: APM Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification. Experience using ServiceNow PPM (or equivalent) for project tracking and governance. Experience working within local government, education, or public sector service delivery environments. Skills: Strong senior stakeholder management skills. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to manage resources, risks, and budgets effectively, ensuring projects stay on track. Commercially astute and able to negotiate on technical and commercial issues. Proven ability to manage and improve processes, with a focus on continuous improvement. About Commercial Services Group: CSG is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800 million in revenue annually and provides services to over 16,000 customers globally across education, public sector, and private industries. About Cantium: Cantium Business Solutions is a trusted back-office services provider established by Kent County Council. We partner with local government, education, and private sectors to deliver tailored solutions across IT strategy, project management, and fully managed IT services. Our focus on collaboration and insight ensures we remain responsive to the evolving needs of our customers. We understand that work-life balance is essential. “Cantium Working” reflects our commitment to providing a flexible work environment, enabling you to find the best balance between your personal and professional life.
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Senior Project Manager , you will: Lead and manage the delivery of medium to large-scale projects, from initiation to closure, ensuring they meet business objectives and stakeholder expectations. Take responsibility for project budgets, timelines, resources, and ensuring quality standards, change control, and risk management processes are adhered to. Ensure alignment between project deliverables and business objectives, while collaborating with senior management and stakeholders. Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, taking action when performance deviates from agreed tolerances. Monitor and report on project progress, initiating corrective actions as necessary to keep the project on track. Manage client relationships, providing expert advice and ensuring value-for-money in service delivery. Ensure all projects are formally closed and lessons learned are captured and actioned for continuous improvement. What We Require: Essential: PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is required. Proven experience in delivering technology and business transformation projects. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at all levels. Demonstrated ability to manage project risks, change control, and financial constraints effectively. Experience working in a structured project delivery environment, ensuring adherence to defined processes and frameworks. Commercial awareness, including experience managing project budgets exceeding £500k. Excellent leadership, negotiation, and communication skills. Ability to ensure projects are formally closed and lessons learned are captured for continuous improvement. Desirable: APM Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification. Experience using ServiceNow PPM (or equivalent) for project tracking and governance. Experience working within local government, education, or public sector service delivery environments. Skills: Strong senior stakeholder management skills. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to manage resources, risks, and budgets effectively, ensuring projects stay on track. Commercially astute and able to negotiate on technical and commercial issues. Proven ability to manage and improve processes, with a focus on continuous improvement. About Commercial Services Group: CSG is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800 million in revenue annually and provides services to over 16,000 customers globally across education, public sector, and private industries. About Cantium: Cantium Business Solutions is a trusted back-office services provider established by Kent County Council. We partner with local government, education, and private sectors to deliver tailored solutions across IT strategy, project management, and fully managed IT services. Our focus on collaboration and insight ensures we remain responsive to the evolving needs of our customers. We understand that work-life balance is essential. “Cantium Working” reflects our commitment to providing a flexible work environment, enabling you to find the best balance between your personal and professional life.
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