Project Manager

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, dedicated to driving transformational change for our clients. We leverage proven technology, specialist teams, and extensive domain expertise to create robust technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. Our mission is fueled by a passion for technology as a means to solve complex business problems and achieve our clients' objectives.

About the Role:

We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager to oversee a variety of complex projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with our client's strategic goals and our Sword PM framework. In this role, you’ll be responsible for planning and performance, managing the project team, monitoring and reporting, change processes, comprehensive risk and issue management, and successfully closing out each project.

Your capability to develop strategies and manage project documentation, while also effectively communicating with the project team and all essential stakeholders, as well as identifying potential risks, will be critical to your success.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing detailed project plans for timelines, milestones, and resource allocation
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project objectives
• Tracking project progress and performance, providing regular updates and resolutions to any issues that arise
• Facilitating stakeholder workshops to gather requirements and build consensus
• Identifying potential project risks and implementing relevant mitigation strategies
• Ensuring all project deliverables are completed to the highest quality standards in accordance with best practice

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in a technology focused environment, preferably within the Energy, Public and Finance sectors
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of managing diverse stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience using project management software tools (e.g., MS Project, Azure DevOps)
• Relevant project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) is a plus
• A proactive approach to problem solving with strong decision making abilities

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.  In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package: 

• Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. 
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can. 
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us. 

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.