Project Manager
Role Overview
Project Manager role in PS Connect, a Global Business Service division of the University of Exeter.
The post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until 31 July 2027.
The starting salary is from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on knowledge, skills, and experience.
Applications for secondments may be considered with agreement from the current line manager.
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Role overview
Project Manager role in PS Connect, a Global Business Service division of the University of Exeter.
The post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until 31 July 2027.
The starting salary is from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on knowledge, skills, and experience.
Applications for secondments may be considered with agreement from the current line manager.
Work arrangement
- Hybrid working is available, with some time on campus and some time from home.
- Applications from candidates interested in part-time hours at 0.8 FTE are welcomed.
Role focus
- Deliver complex initiatives and sustainable improvements across the institution.
- Navigate ambiguity, uncover root causes, and drive solutions forward.
- Plan projects, anticipate risks, and keep delivery on track.
- Manage planning and scheduling, risks and issues, benefits realisation, governance, resources, and reporting.
- Build relationships across academic, professional services, and technical teams, aligning objectives with strategic goals.
- Facilitate communication, collaboration, and decision-making to enable change.
- Deliver outcomes that enhance the experience of students, staff, and wider stakeholders.
Candidate profile
- Skilled in core project management disciplines, including planning and scheduling, risk and issue management, benefits realisation, governance, resource coordination, and reporting.
- Experience delivering change in complex, service-focused environments.
- Higher education or similarly regulated-sector experience is especially valuable.
- Confident engaging stakeholders, balancing competing priorities, and facilitating decision-making.
- Proactive communicator committed to high-quality outcomes.
About PS Connect
PS Connect brings together services across HR, Finance, Strategic Procurement, Post Award Research, Travel, and Business Operations.
The division works to transform professional services through user-focused, innovative, and efficient service delivery, using digital solutions, data, and user experience expertise.
University benefits
- Flexible working opportunities and parental leave initiatives.
- Annual leave of 39–41 days including bank holidays, and competitive pension contributions.
- The University highlights colleague health and wellbeing, sustainability, and environmental commitments.
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