We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Change & Transformation team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role can be based out of our Bristol or London office, with some home working too.
This is a key strategic role, responsible for leading a portfolio of complex, business‑critical projects and ensuring they deliver tangible outcomes and benefits aligned to Osborne Clarke’s strategic goals. You will also matrix-manage and mentor project managers, helping to develop delivery capability across the firm.
You will report to the Programme Manager and work closely with the Head of Portfolio & Delivery, Head of Change Management, Director of Change & Transformation, Business Analysis Lead, PMO Manager and senior stakeholders across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery of clearly defined business benefits and outcomes.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables with senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment to the wider business strategy.
- Shape and support business cases, working with business analysts and sponsors.
- Deliver to agreed timelines and budgets, managing and tracking project budgets and benefit profiles.
- Develop and manage integrated project plans, including interdependencies and critical paths.
- Provide high-quality reporting and insight for governance forums and senior stakeholders, enabling informed and timely decision-making.
- Escalate and manage risks and issues proactively, maintaining appropriate controls.
- Lead and motivate project delivery teams, including third parties, creating clarity, accountability and momentum.
- Work closely with the Change Management team to plan and deliver activities that drive adoption, engagement and benefit realisation.
- Embed benefits management and outcomes-focused delivery throughout the project lifecycle.
- Capture and share lessons learned, producing recommendations to improve future delivery.
- Support a culture of collaboration and clear communication across Business Services and the wider firm.
What we’re looking for
You will be an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex projects and measurable business outcomes in a stakeholder-rich environment. Other key skills include:
- A strong outcomes focus – you are driven by delivering tangible, sustainable business benefits.
- Deep project management expertise, with a full understanding of the project lifecycle and practical experience of applying methodologies to deliver real-world results.
- A clear appreciation of how project management, change management and benefits management must work together to deliver successful, sustainable change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences, including C-suite stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge constructively and build trust.
- A persuasive, encouraging and motivating leadership style, with the ability to inspire and direct multi-disciplinary teams (including third parties) in a matrix environment.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.
Our recruitment process
Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.