HR Project Manager

Department: HR
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: GBR Manchester Hardman Boulevard
Reporting To: Emily Dawson

Description

Please note: This role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

The objective of this role is to manage a portfolio of People Team projects across NCC Group globally. The assigned projects will be medium to large in nature and span a range of people-focused activity, including reward, recognition, people operations, colleague experience, process improvement, and systems-enabled change.

They will need to lead projects from requirements definition through to implementation and embedding, establish and manage project plans and resources, and report progress, risks, issues, and dependencies on a regular basis. The role will work collaboratively with People Team colleagues, business stakeholders, and enabling functions to deliver sustainable change and clear business outcomes.

Change management experience is essential. The role will be required to assess stakeholder and colleague impacts, support readiness and adoption planning, coordinate communications and training activity, and help ensure changes are effectively embedded across the business.

Where necessary, they will coordinate internal and external resources, including working with vendors and specialist partners, as well as ensuring projects remain within scope and budget and/or where necessary managing the change control process.

The role will involve project analysis and, when necessary, adapting scope, timelines, and costs to ensure projects adhere to the defined requirements and continue to deliver value.

It is essential they establish and maintain relationships with the appropriate stakeholders and provide day-to-day contact on project status, decisions, risks, and changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Determine and define project scope and objectives, working with a broad cross-section of stakeholders from across NCC Group and the People Team.
• Manage the delivery of People-focused projects including reward, recognition, people operations, colleague experience, process improvement, and systems-enabled change.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, along with summarized versions of plans for senior stakeholders.
• Lead project activity from requirements definition through implementation, adoption, and closure.
• Identify stakeholder and colleague impacts, supporting change management, readiness, communications, and adoption activity.
• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner.
• Prepare budgets based on the scope of work and resource requirements.
• Track project costs to meet the budget and report on any unexpected deviation from the project burn rate.
• Provide project updates on a regular basis to the PMO and key stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, issues, dependencies, mitigations, and required decisions.
• Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers where required, assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Utilize project management best practices, tools, techniques, and standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed to maintain delivery confidence and business alignment.
• Measure project performance, benefits, and adoption to identify areas for improvement.
• Provide quality assurance measures on all project work.
• Adhere to NCC Group’s project governance methodology and People Team ways of working.