Project Manager - (Manchester/ Preston)

Key Responsibilities: Internal Blocker Removal & Delivery Enablement (Core Focus) Actively identify and remove internal blockers impacting delivery: data availability and quality ownership ambiguity business decisions not being made Work proactively with constrained business teams to: prioritise inputs required for delivery extract knowledge efficiently reduce reliance on informal / tacit processes Ensure that internal dependencies do not delay project progress Business Engagement & Knowledge Capture Engage internal SP ENW teams to: Capture business priorities and communicate Facilitate structured workshop sessions Support business teams in transitioning to repeatable processes Supplier Accountability (Partnership Model) Work alongside the supplier to: ensure clarity on inputs, outputs and expectations maintain alignment on delivery priorities Hold the supplier accountable for: agreed milestones quality and usability of outputs Challenge where necessary, but operate within a constructive, partnership-based relationship Delivery Coordination & Clarity Maintain a clear, integrated view of: delivery plan using Microsoft Project dependencies risks and issues finances Ensure that: required inputs are defined and owned output expectations are explicit and testable Drive clarity where ambiguity exists across business teams Governance & Reporting Provide clear, outcome-focused reporting to stakeholders, including leading steering group and boards Ensure governance supports: rapid decision-making visibility of blockers Person Specification: Essential Experience Experience delivering or supporting complex, cross-business IT / data programmes Demonstrated ability to unblock delivery in resource-constrained environments Experience working closely with third-party delivery partners Strong experience of business change and process definition Strong financial management Proven ability to operate in environments with: ambiguity incomplete requirements evolving scope Critical Behaviours Relentlessly proactive - does not wait for issues to escalate Comfortable chasing and challenging across all levels of the organisation Pragmatic and delivery-focused - prioritises progress over perfection Strong facilitator - can extract clarity from vague or tacit knowledge Resilient and persistent - able to navigate slow-moving or resource-constrained environments Desirable Experience in Network related projects Utilities / infrastructure / engineering domain experience Exposure to data integration or data product deliveryGCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy