Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Operations Management

Overview

Project Manager – Defined Benefit Pensions
Job Type: FTC until end of 2026
Salary: £43,350 - £54,190
Location: Bristol – Hybrid/Remote

Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as ‘home’ by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

We’re looking for a highly skilled Project Manager to manage and deliver a project or a defined element of a programme within Defined Benefit Pensions in order to meet business objectives.

• 33 days including Bank Holidays
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
• A company wide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer’s Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ("Death in Service") & Group Income Protection

• Responsibility for delivery of a project or a workstream within a programme, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget and to scope.
• Ensures the application of the appropriate project management disciplines, i.e. planning, resourcing, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and risk, issue, lessons learned and dependency management, including escalation/resolution of issues and contingency planning for risks.
• Establishes an effective project organisation structure and responsible for project team shaping, building, development, management and motivation including project resource planning, task allocation, prioritisation and monitoring.
• Responsible for the budget reporting, forecasting and expenditure associated with projects.
• Responsible for ensuring that the delivered project or workstream meets the needs of the business as specified in the original requirements.
• Manages and contributes to the selection of supplier delivery relationships for technical partners, software vendors and contract agencies.
• Responsible for managing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and key customers, ensuring delivery meets requirements.

• Educated to A level or equivalent experience and/ or relevant Industry qualification
• Accredited at Project Management discipline (practitioner level) (e.g. Certified Project Manager, APMP, Prince2, ISEB)
• Defined Benefit Pensions knowledge/experience
• Proven decision making ability
• Ability to manage and develop people effectively
• Good communication & influencing skills, at all levels and up to “Head of” level
• Proficient in planning and organising
• Role model for project manager behaviours, skills and disciplines
• Use of MS project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint to intermediate level
• Previous project experience with proven track record of delivery in small – medium projects
• Good awareness of Project Management disciplines
• Experience of budget management