Here at Central Co-op, we’re on a mission to improve the way we do things so that we can deliver on our growth ambitions and deliver even more value for our members and customers.  

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll bring at least 5-7 years project management experience in co-ordinating the delivery of large-scale business / or IT change projects on behalf of multiple business functions. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Project delivery to time, cost and quality
• Managing communication and relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Forecasting, tracking and reporting on project spend and benefits
• Creating and managing the project plan, RAIDD log (risks, issues, actions, decisions and dependencies) and change control  
• Putting clear project governance in place
• Motivating and leading a matrix managed project delivery team
• Managing delivery of the project with third party vendors and systems providers 
  
  

Our project Managers care about what they do and why they do it – keeping one eye focused on delivery and the other on achieving the expected customer outcomes.  As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll play an active role in leading, coaching and developing project team members within your own projects and those of the broader team.

We are looking for someone who has significant experience of delivering complex technology related projects and thrive on organising people and tasks. Experience of the Retail and / or Funeral sectors is desirable.  

The fact that you can plan and manage a project is not in doubt – but you also love leading people through change, helping stakeholders both inside and outside of organisations work together to deliver a common goal.  You believe in working hard and bringing people with you on the journey (and maybe having a little fun along the way). 

You love to make detailed plans but can easily explain even the most complex of things in a straightforward way so that everyone knows what’s going on.   You’re great with words as well as numbers and can think through how best to engage colleagues at all levels across multiple departments.

    
Your experience may span multiple sectors and businesses, and you are likely to have also acquired operational experience along the way.   Change doesn’t just happen.  If you want to make a difference by being at the heart of it, then this is the role for you.
Project Management qualifications (waterfall or agile) and / or equivalent experience of working as a Project / Programme Manager in large scale change delivery is required for this role.   

What is in it for me?

In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

• Retail discounts- our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
• Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year
• Colleague recognition- we celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally
• Enhanced family friendly policies- to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.
• Colleague Dividend- We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
• Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
• Give as you earn- helping you support charities which mean something to you.
• Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you’ve got the opportunity to contribute into a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
• Company Pension- you can access a company pension scheme with us as well as access to Pension wellbeing information.
• Life Assurance- after an initial qualifying period, you’ll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
• Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes
• We’ve got you – our new colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream)- offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.
  

To find out more about all of these plus many more reasons to join us at Central Co-op, please visit Rewards and benefits - Central Coop (careers.coop)

Everyone is welcome here We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they’ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we’ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process

We’re Central Co-op, a Member-owned and Member-led co-operative Society.

And with us, you’re not just a colleague, you’re a Member. You’ll own a share of the business.

You’ll be able to make a positive impact in your community, joining us in our mission to create a sustainable Society, and working alongside a team of passionate people who’ll help you grow. To find out more about working for us, visit our website www.careers.coop