Hiring Manager - Mark Sanders
Closing Date - 27th June 2025
The Opportunity
The Senior Project Manager will oversee and drive the successful delivery of Local Authority data digitisation projects, managing each phase of the project lifecycle with precision and adherence to a robust, structured methodology. This initiative forms a key part of one of the UK Government’s most ambitious digital transformation programmes—aimed at unifying all Local Authority Land Charge registers across England and Wales into a single, centralised system maintained by HM Land Registry.
The role will involve:
- Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets and track to tolerances
- Track Costs and the P&L of each Project (Local Authority)
- Present to Senior Stakeholders (internal and external)
- Facilitate workshops
- Delivery projects to plan and in adherence to contractual SLA
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are met.
- Monitor project progress and make adjustments as necessary to ensure successful completion.
- Ensure data quality and integrity throughout the digitisation process.
- Identify and where necessary escalate project issues to the Programme Manager
- Identify and mitigate project risks.
- Prepare and present project status reports to stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and company policies.
- Implement best practices for data digitisation and management.
About You
You will be an experienced project manager, ideally with a background in data digitisation or data management, and a solid grasp of the associated processes and technologies. Your strong communication skills and professional demeanour will be essential in building and maintaining effective relationships with our clients.
You will also have/be:
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Trello)
- Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Knowledge of data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
- Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is desirable
- Experience with data migration and integration projects
- Familiarity with data management software and tools
