10 planning manager jobs found

Project Manager - Business Change - £45,000 Location: Birmingham Type: 12 months FTC Are you a driven Project Manager with a passion for delivering meaningful business change? We're partnering with a market-leading organisation undergoing significant transformation, and we're looking for an ambitious individual to play a key role in shaping and delivering a wide-ranging change agenda. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of the business, driving strategic initiatives that enable growth, improve performance, and embed lasting change. This is not an IT delivery role - it's about leading business-focused projects, working closely with stakeholders, and ensuring change is successfully adopted across the organisation. The Role You'll support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of business change initiatives, helping to turn strategic goals into tangible outcomes. Working across functions, you'll bring structure, clarity, and momentum to projects that impact people,...

Job title: Senior Technical Programme Manager (Warehouse & Logistics Transformation) Location: Flexible - Midlands or London Likely base: Midlands (due to team and programme presence) Travel: Regular travel to Midlands‑based distribution centres for project delivery Contract: 6 months Role Purpose (retail) A large, complex organisation is delivering a multi‑year warehouse and logistics transformation programme to modernise and future‑proof its supply chain operations. Technology is a critical enabler of this transformation, particularly across warehouse automation, warehouse control systems, and large‑scale logistics initiatives. As a Senior Technical Programme Manager, you will act as the technology delivery lead for major warehouse and logistics programmes. You will provide strategic oversight and hands‑on leadership across complex, multi‑party initiatives, working closely with Engineering, Product, Operations, and third‑party technology suppliers to deliver robust,...

Job Advertisement: Senior Project Manager Location: London (Hybrid) Duration: 12 months (Likely extension) Working Pattern: Full Time We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, regulatory-driven change initiatives across a multi-jurisdictional banking environment within EMEA. This role will take ownership of multiple regional sub-projects, bringing them together into a single, cohesive programme. The successful candidate will operate at a senior level, engaging with C-suite stakeholders, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring end-to-end (E2E) delivery of strategic and regulatory initiatives, including system implementations such as e-invoicing solutions. Key Responsibilities Programme & Project Delivery Lead end-to-end (E2E) delivery of large-scale, complex projects within a banking environment Consolidate and manage multiple regional sub-projects into a unified delivery plan Ensure delivery aligns with business...

Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager Contract: 6 Months Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) Overview We are working with a large, complex organisation undergoing a multi‑year digital and technology transformation across its supply chain and logistics landscape. They are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to provide strategic leadership and hands‑on delivery across multiple high‑impact technical programmes. In this role, you will own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of sophisticated technical initiatives, from early concept through to successful delivery. You will act as a true partner to Product and Engineering leadership, balancing cross‑functional dependencies, driving alignment, and ensuring delivery remains smooth, efficient, and outcome‑focused. This is a senior, visible role requiring strong technical foresight, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to operate confidently in a complex, fast‑moving environment. You will lead through...

Job Title: IT Service Transition Manager Location: Edinburgh/Glasgow (Hybrid) Rate: £500 per day (via Umbrella Company) Role Overview We're seeking an experienced IT Service Transition Manager to support the introduction of new and changed services into BAU within a regulated financial services environment. You'll work across multi‑disciplinary teams to ensure operational readiness, governance alignment, and seamless service handover. Key Responsibilities Service Transition Delivery Lead end‑to‑end service transition activities aligned to ITIL best practices. Develop Transition Plans, Readiness Checklists, and Post‑Implementation Reviews. Ensure operational teams are trained, informed, and prepared to support new services. Coordinate Service Acceptance into BAU with defined criteria and sign‑off.Stakeholder & Project Engagement Act as primary interface across Projects, Architecture, Engineering, Security, and IT Operations. Provide expert guidance on readiness, support...

Key Responsibilities The SIT QA Manager is a member of the SIT Team responsible for managing project/releases and functionally managing resources for our FX Venues products. The SIT QA Manager will functionally manage the tasks of a group of Quality Engineers to guide the testing of complex software products or customer solutions.  The SIT QA Manager contributes through their technical and leadership expertise. The SIT QA Manager will drive requirement reviews, test planning activities and ownership of test scripts and documentation to ensure that the software meets business requirements. Functional Testing levels may include application integration, system/network integration and acceptance testing; it may also include non-functional testing such as DR. The successful candidate will also mentor and guide others in the team to perform functional, non-functional testing and other testing activities. This role is Blended Hybrid, the successful candidate will be...

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Experienced Senior UX Researcher to lead the delivery of user testing across digital in vehicle experiences. This is a senior hands-on role focused on planning, running and analysing research, while guiding and supporting a small team of researchers. It is not a people management position, but you will act as the lead practitioner for testing activities and guide day to day activities. What You Will Do * Lead and coordinate UX testing across vehicles, simulators and digital prototypes * Conduct hands on research including study design, moderation and analysis * Mentor junior researchers and support their development * Use Maze and other industry standard research and survey tools to design and analyse studies * Work closely with designers and product teams to define research needs and translate findings into clear recommendations * Manage testing logistics and ensure high standards of research quality What You Bring * Strong experience in user...

PMO Analyst | 9-month Contract | Northwest A leading utilities organisation is seeking a PMO Analyst to support a portfolio of IT and security-focused projects. You’ll work closely with Project/Programme Managers to drive governance, reporting, and delivery support across multiple workstreams. You would be required be DBS checked prior to onboarding, in accordance with BS7858. Key Responsibilities of the PMO Analyst: Maintain RAID, governance, and portfolio reporting Produce weekly highlights and ad-hoc reports Support planning, milestones, scope, and resource forecasting Ensure lifecycle compliance and quality gate readiness Manage dependencies and stakeholder engagement Coordinate PMO meetings, actions, and workshops Support procurement (tenders, work orders, receipting) Track benefits realisation (Cyber Assessment Framework) Manage PMO comms, calendar, and SharePoint Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives Key Skills & Experience of the PMO Analyst: Must have...

Job Title: SQL Server Database Administrator (Contract) Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location: Chester - 3 days per week onsite Contract: 12 months Rate: £500.00 - £525.00 per day via umbrella company The Opportunity We're partnering with a leading global financial services organisation to find an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator. This role sits within a high-performing technology environment responsible for supporting large-scale, business-critical database platforms. You'll work as part of a collaborative team ensuring database systems remain secure, highly available, and optimised for...

Software Engineer (Java) SC Clearance Required Certain Advantage are hiring for a Software Engineer based in Portsmouth. This role is on an initial 12-month contract and is required to be onsite 3 days a week.   Your responsibilities: Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment. Design software solutions using UML/SysML and contribute to technical architecture within a microservices environment. Develop high-quality Java applications using Spring Boot, Spring Framework and related technologies. Implement and maintain RESTful web services over HTTPS within distributed systems. Write and maintain automated tests, ensuring quality and reliability are built into the solution from the outset. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, reviews and retrospectives. Collaborate closely with team members and wider stakeholders to design, implement and test new product features. Contribute...