Senior Project Manager

What we’re looking for

At Lloyd’s Register, we exist to create a safer world. As a Senior Project Manager within the Group Programmes and Portfolio function, you will lead the delivery of our most complex, high-impact programmes that are critical to our global transformation agenda. This is a senior leadership role that requires strategic thinking, exceptional stakeholder management, and a proven ability to deliver results in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

You will be responsible for overseeing multiple work streams, managing senior stakeholders across regions and functions, and ensuring alignment with Lloyd’s Register’s long‑term vision for innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a globally respected organization while advancing your career in a role that demands both vision and execution.

• Fixed term contract of 12 months
• Global Leadership:
  Play a key role in shaping the future of a trusted global organization with a 260‑year legacy.
• Strategic Influence:
  Work on programmes that directly impact our transformation, innovation, and sustainability goals.
• Executive Exposure:
  Collaborate with senior leaders and gain visibility at the highest levels of the organization.
• Continuous Growth:
  Access advanced leadership development, mentoring, and career progression opportunities.
• Inclusive Culture:
  Join a values‑led team that champions diversity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Lead High‑Impact Programmes:
  Drive the successful delivery of complex, multi‑year programmes that span geographies, business units, and strategic priorities.
• Strategic Alignment:
  Ensure all projects and programmes are aligned with LR’s corporate strategy, transformation roadmap, and business objectives.
• Executive Stakeholder Engagement:
  Influence and collaborate with senior leaders, including C‑suite stakeholders, to ensure programme success and strategic buy‑in.
• Governance & Assurance:
  Establish and maintain robust governance structures, reporting frameworks, and risk management practices across all programme activities.
• Mentor & Lead:
  Provide leadership and guidance to Project Managers and cross‑functional teams, fostering a high‑performance culture and building delivery capability across the function.
• Change Leadership:
  Partner with Change Managers to lead the people side of change, ensuring adoption, engagement, and long‑term value realization.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Contribute to the evolution of programme and portfolio management practices, tools, and standards across Lloyd’s Register.

Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in project and programme management, with a strong track record of delivering complex, global initiatives.

Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage senior stakeholders in a matrixed, international environment.

Deep understanding of project governance, risk management, and change delivery, with strong commercial acumen and the ability to align delivery with strategic business outcomes.

Professional certifications such as PMP, MSP, or Agile

PM are highly desirable.

Project experience in re‑platforming tools onto modern infrastructure, aligning with enterprise architecture and the broader ecosystem of digital compliance tools for customers and colleagues.

Project experience in implementing commercial management solutions to handle pricing and quotations within the wider customer lifecycle management context.

Project experience in evolving digital client interface solutions to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

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