Staff Project Manager (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Core responsibilities:

• Methodology Optimisation: Systematically tailors and combines multiple methodologies to create a highly optimised and effective delivery framework for complex and ambiguous projects.
• Strategic Risk & Problem Anticipation: Anticipates potential problems before they manifest as critical issues and leads multi-disciplinary teams to solve systemic issues that cut across different business functions.
• Strategic Cadence: Designs and embeds the processes for complex, multi-phase projects to deliver outcomes that impact the entire business.
• External Dependency Management: Manages complex external dependencies (e.g., third-party suppliers, regulatory bodies, other business functions) with long lead times.
• Data-Driven Influence: Embeds metrics into organisational dashboards that aggregate performance across multiple projects, driving decision-making and aligning to business value.

This role contributes to OVO Energy's mission to solve the climate crisis by ensuring effective project delivery that supports the company's Plan Zero goal for zero carbon emissions.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Design the Ecosystem (Methodological Artistry): Ability to systematically blend Agile and Waterfall methodologies to ensure system-wide flow that respects both regulatory deadlines and rapid product innovation.
• Anticipate the Flashpoint (Pre-emptive Risk Management): Sixth sense for systemic friction, identifying bottlenecks, external dependency delays, and cross-functional conflicts months before they become critical issues.
• Master your Stakeholders (Senior Stakeholder Proactive Management): Partner effectively with leadership teams, provide air cover for teams by proactively aligning senior sponsors and driving high-level decision-making.
• Wield Data as Influence: Embed metrics into organisational dashboards that aggregate performance across multiple projects, providing leadership teams with commercial clarity for tough trade-offs.
• Navigate the Regulatory Maze: Manage long-lead external dependencies without derailing the agility of internal delivery teams.
• Act as a Commercial Challenger: Proactively challenge the rationale and scope of initiatives to ensure effective use of resources and propose changes that increase strategic impact.
• Coach the Next Generation: Multiplier of talent who coaches emerging leads on complex delivery skills and proactively recognizes potential conflict to defuse it before flashpoints.

Compensation: £62,500 - £75,000 salary range depending on skills and experience, plus eligibility for 15% on-target bonus focused on collective performance to deliver Plan Zero goal.

Benefits include:

• 9% Flex Pay (4% auto-enrolled into pension, 5% for flexible benefits)
• 34 days of holiday including bank holidays
• Healthcare benefits (cash plan or private medical insurance, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments)
• Wellbeing benefits (gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance)
• Lifestyle benefits (extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, charitable donations)
• Home benefits (up to £400 towards OVO Energy plans, discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers)
• Commute benefits (ultra-low emission car leasing, cycle to work scheme, public transport season ticket loans)
• Belonging Networks for diversity and inclusion

OVO Energy is on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis, through their Plan Zero initiative to achieve zero carbon emissions.