Senior Project Manager

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Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Home-based (with UK travel)

Contract: 9 Month FTC - Full-time

At Bupa, our purpose is simple yet powerful: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. With no shareholders, our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our Care Services. You’ll lead strategic change initiatives that improve processes, systems and outcomes, ensuring we deliver exceptional care and value. This is your chance to make a real impact in a business that values innovation, collaboration and sustainable improvement.

• Lead and deliver large, complex change projects across Care Services, from inception to completion.

• Translate strategic goals into actionable plans and improvement strategies.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure engagement and successful delivery.

• Design credible projects with clear costs, benefits, timelines and governance.

• Manage resources effectively, including IT and business teams, to achieve agreed outcomes.

• Oversee budgets, monitor financial performance and identify opportunities to reduce costs.

• Proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating when necessary.

• Drive benefits realisation and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead and motivate cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.

• Engage with vendors to ensure strong delivery capability and cost efficiency.

• Proven experience delivering large-scale business and digital change projects.

• Strong knowledge of project methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Resilient, results-driven and able to thrive in fast-paced environments.

• Skilled in risk, resource and cost management.

• Commercial acumen and vendor management experience, particularly with digital suppliers.

• Relevant qualifications such as APMG Change Management, Prince2, MSP or similar (desirable).

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of health – mental, physical, financial, social and environmental. We support flexible working and offer a range of family-friendly benefits.
In this role, you’ll receive:

• Private medical insurance

• Enhanced pension scheme

• Annual bonus scheme

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people share one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ‘Be you at Bupa’. We champion diversity and understand the importance of representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you’re treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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