Position: Project Manager (Contract)
Organisation: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
Location: Hybrid / UK-based (travel as required)
Day Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: Up to 6 months initially (with potential extension)
About the Programme:
HMCTS projects deliver tangible improvements to the justice system, requiring strong project management discipline, clear stakeholder management and robust controls to ensure delivery within agreed tolerances.
Join Our Team:
We are seeking a Project Manager to lead and manage projects/workstreams end-to-end, ensuring plans, governance and delivery controls are in place, and that progress is reported clearly to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities (aligned to HMCTS project management expectations):
* Define and document scope, goals and deliverables with stakeholders.
* Develop complete delivery plans and associated communications, and manage milestones/timelines.
* Produce progress reports, requirements documentation and stakeholder updates.
* Take ownership for delivery in terms of time, quality and cost, including financial reporting and forecasting.
* Support procurement of third-party services where required and maintain strong stakeholder engagement.
* Provide effective risk and issue management and ensure governance/assurance requirements are met.
Essential Requirements:
* Proven project management experience with strong delivery control and reporting capability.
* Ability to work effectively with technical and business stakeholders to develop and interpret requirements.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
* Security Clearance (SC) – essential (active SC preferred; otherwise must be eligible and willing to undergo SC vetting).
Contact Us:
For further information, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services