Project Manager - (Manchester/ Preston)

Key Responsibilities:

Internal Blocker Removal & Delivery Enablement (Core Focus)
Actively identify and remove internal blockers impacting delivery:
data availability and quality
ownership ambiguity
business decisions not being made
Work proactively with constrained business teams to:
prioritise inputs required for delivery
extract knowledge efficiently
reduce reliance on informal / tacit processes
Ensure that internal dependencies do not delay project progress

Business Engagement & Knowledge Capture
Engage internal SP ENW teams to:
Capture business priorities and communicate
Facilitate structured workshop sessions
Support business teams in transitioning to repeatable processes

Supplier Accountability (Partnership Model)
Work alongside the supplier to:
ensure clarity on inputs, outputs and expectations
maintain alignment on delivery priorities
Hold the supplier accountable for:
agreed milestones
quality and usability of outputs
Challenge where necessary, but operate within a constructive, partnership-based relationship

Delivery Coordination & Clarity
Maintain a clear, integrated view of:
delivery plan using Microsoft Project
dependencies
risks and issues
finances
Ensure that:
required inputs are defined and owned
output expectations are explicit and testable
Drive clarity where ambiguity exists across business teams

Governance & Reporting
Provide clear, outcome-focused reporting to stakeholders, including leading steering group and boards
Ensure governance supports:
rapid decision-making
visibility of blockers

Person Specification:

Essential Experience

Experience delivering or supporting complex, cross-business IT / data programmes
Demonstrated ability to unblock delivery in resource-constrained environments
Experience working closely with third-party delivery partners
Strong experience of business change and process definition
Strong financial management
Proven ability to operate in environments with:
ambiguity
incomplete requirements
evolving scope

Critical Behaviours

Relentlessly proactive - does not wait for issues to escalate
Comfortable chasing and challenging across all levels of the organisation
Pragmatic and delivery-focused - prioritises progress over perfection
Strong facilitator - can extract clarity from vague or tacit knowledge
Resilient and persistent - able to navigate slow-moving or resource-constrained environments

Desirable

Experience in Network related projects
Utilities / infrastructure / engineering domain experience
Exposure to data integration or data product deliveryGCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed