Project Manager

Job overview

Interviews to be held on 16th and 17 December 2025.

The Project Manager responsible for co-ordinating key strategic projects as part of the OneWolverhampton programme, as well as supporting and monitoring delivery of the cost improvement plans. This is a key role in helping the organisation achieve a fit and sustainable future.

Main duties of the job

• Work with Programme Manager to deliver identified project objectives

• Regular dialogue with stakeholders to identify potential improvement schemes

• Co-ordinate the assessment of the scheme’s financial value, quality benefits and key risks to delivery

• Develop the project plan, identifying resource requirements, investment needs, milestones, owners, KPIs, engagement and communication strategies

• Challenge Partners on their project plans and ensure maximum value is identified and targeted within resource constraints

• Ensure that plans are worked up in good time and that the pipeline of schemes meets with the requirements of the project planning lifecycle.

• Throughout delivery monitor progress and work with stakeholders to ensure actions are completed on time and in budget, escalating any issues and offer solutions to potential risks and issues.

• Ensure the value from the project is clear and the valuation methodology is able to separate out improvements from those associated with other schemes

• To provide regular feedback and update on reports, issues and risks to programme board

• Review project success, identifying lessons learned and next steps to deliver further value to the Trust

• Establishing, monitoring and reporting on budgets and milestones against the implementation plan

• Identify the need for, and propose service changes that impact beyond own area of influence

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for the day to day management of a project; start up, maintaining, supporting, facilitating, monitoring progress, closing and evaluating the work streams.

Transformational Projects will include complex multi-dimensional project strands that will have wide-reaching impact across the OneWolverhampton Partners.  This role will manage the delivery of such projects, including changing demands and pressures that may impact delivery.

The post holder is required to develop subject matter expertise to provide support and interpretation across the Trust.

The Project Manager will be based within OneWolverhampton Programme and Transformation Office and will be responsible for the delivery of complex Transformational Projects.  They will report into a Programme Manager who will provide the relevant support and guidance.

Whilst this is not a clinical role, the emphasis will be on managing projects which may contain clinical elements and which require communication & interaction with all level of clinical and non-clinical staff.

It is essential that the postholder must be able to build a strong relationship with the Partnerships Director and relevant senior figures to ensure clarity of direction, priority and pace of decision-making.