Project Manager
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £350.86 to £450 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2AL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | MP224150CT1757-5288493-02022026 |
Summary
Project Manager needed in Portsmouth Paying £350.86 per day ref 5288493
Full time hours on a temporary basis
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of the Housing Management System transformation programme.
- Provide leadership and line management to the project team including the Project Coordinator, Data Lead, Business Analyst, Test Lead and specialist contractors.
- Act as the central link between Housing, IT & Digital, Data, Procurement, Finance, corporate governance teams, suppliers and delivery partners.
- Ensure strategic alignment with cloud, cyber security, data protection, architectural standards and corporate IT governance.
- Work with Housing stakeholders to ensure the solution meets all regulatory and compliance obligations.
- Own and maintain the programme plan, managing scope, milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies and reporting.
- Oversee technical and functional workstreams, including data cleansing, migration, integrations, environment management and configuration.
- Manage SIT, UAT and all test cycles, ensuring quality assurance and readiness for go‑live.
- Drive business change activities, ensuring new processes, operating models and workflows are embedded.
- Lead organisational readiness, including training, communications, impact assessments and transition to BAU (HOTS).
- Champion data quality, governance and the development of a single authoritative dataset.
- Promote strong engagement with tenants, residents, staff, elected members and partner agencies throughout the programme.
- Ensure benefits realisation is clearly defined, monitored and achieved.
- Embed continuous improvement and lessons learned to support long‑term transformation.
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.
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