Senior Project Manager (Northern Ireland)

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Are you a seasoned Transition and Transformation Senior Project Manager ready to drive a major program from bid to successful delivery? 

Do you want to be proud to work for a company that respects its people, is at the forefront of technology and really cares about the impact technology can have on our society? Do you want to work with dedicated colleagues to bid, deliver large, complex Programmes in partnership with our customers? 

The Fujitsu purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation This is your world and your opportunity to shape it for the better.

Title: Programme Lead

Location: Northern Ireland 

Your Role

As an experienced Transition and Transformation Senior Project Manager Lead you will have overall leadership and ultimate accountability for the successful delivery of the programme. You will own the programme direction and vision in conjunction with the business unit and customer. You will be accountable for the effective management of the programme and functional activities within it, the risks, issues, conflicts, priorities, stakeholder engagement and communications, ensuring delivery of the new capabilities and benefits. You will be responsible for maintaining the linkages between the bid phase, programme delivery and the organisation’s strategic direction, ensuring the contracted customer’s strategy and business targets are met by the programme deliverables and outcomes. 

You will be the main driving force throughout the bid, programme, managing the stakeholders and the programme to mutual benefit by ensuring that the outcome and benefits are met by providing a decision-making capacity that cannot be achieved at project level. 

Your Transferable Skills and Experience

• You will have solid experience working in a Bid and Programme Delivery environment in the Public Sector (Applications, Infrastructure, Migrations and Cloud solutions delivery). 


• Managing large programme budgets (£multi-million), financial forecasting, cost control, and ROI analysis.


• Managing large project team resources, allocating and optimizing shared resources across multiple projects within the programme.


• Strong understanding and practical application of various project/program management methodologies (e.g., MSP, PMP, PRINCE2, Waterfall, Agile at Scale like SAFe).


• Proficient in strategic planning, including the creation of single-page plans synchronized with delivery milestones and Acceptance into Service protocols. This includes the skill to address customer questions effectively, formulate comprehensive cost and resource plans, and deliver impactful presentations to clients and internal governance in the bid phase.


• Demonstrated capability in leading and assuming full accountability for program implementation, establishing strategic direction, and consistently achieving defined objectives and beneficial outcomes.


• Expertise in cultivating and managing complex relationships with diverse stakeholders (e.g., clients, business units, third-party vendors, governing bodies) to ensure alignment, foster collaboration, and drive successful delivery.


• Adept at guiding significant organisational transformations, facilitating seamless program transitions, and ensuring successful change adoption while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.


• Implementing a robust risk-controlled framework, effectively managing program and business risks, developing comprehensive risk assessments, and overseeing financial aspects including budget management, profitability, and contingency planning.


• Skilled in developing and presenting key performance indicators (KPIs), generating actionable escalation reports, and conducting rigorous stage assessments to support strategic decision-making for executive leadership.


• Articulates clear program benefits and maximises their realisation through the successful integration and embedding of program outcomes within the organisational fabric.

Must be eligible and willing to undergo Security Clearance. 

Your benefits:

• 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)


• Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%


• Life assurance


• Companywide incentive plans


• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)


• Perks at work – employee discounts


• Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP


• Private medical


• company car or car allowance 

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of three stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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