| Position | Senior Project Manager - Durham |
| Posted | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Expired | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Company | Durham University |
| Location | Durham | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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The Role and the Department
Durham University has an ambitious strategy that will build on our world-leading research, education, and wider student experience. Over thecomingyears we will be investing in our people, estate, and IT infrastructure and our ways of working to ensure that we remain one of the World's greatuniversities. We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver major strategic projects.
The Strategy Delivery Unit is focussed on co-ordinating and facilitating the implementation of the University's ambitious strategic plans. There are three teams within the unit covering the activities of portfolio management, change and project delivery and continuous improvement. The role will sit in the Change and Projects team but will deliver projects across the University.
The purpose of the role is to manage the delivery of projects within assigned parameters including scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resource. The role will be required to:
* Lead the planning and implementation of projects
* Collect and analyse stakeholder feedback to help define needs and requirements and the design of key deliverables
* Oversee and manage project scope, tasks, deliverables, and timelines
* Identify and manage project dependencies and the critical path
* Matrix manage staff teams
* Facilitate the delivery of benefits
The successful candidate will be an experienced project manager with a good understanding of project and change methodologies and techniques. They will be able to build trusted relationships with teams across the university, will be a good communicator, and will be tenacious and pragmatic. They will have experience of delivering change in complex environments, plus, they will be excited about - and motivated by - Durham University's ambition and the opportunity to play a key part in making it happen.
This is a hybrid role with a minimum expectation of two office-based days each week. Candidates should be willing and able to increase their office attendance, up to five days per week when required by business needs.
This is a fixed term role for 2 years.
Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.
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