About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Role:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Senior Project Manager<br><strong>Location:</strong> Horwich, BL6 6JW<br><strong>Contract:</strong> Full-Time Hours / Permanent</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Salary: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Competitive</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Company: </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">EG Group<br><br><br></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">About the Role:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">EG Group are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of digital and technology projects across the Germany Portfolio, sitting within the EG Group IT Project Management Office. Reporting into the PMO leadership, this is a senior delivery role operating within a fast-paced, high-growth organisation with a complex, multi-site technology landscape.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As EG Group continues to expand its digital capabilities across the German business, this role provides a single point of accountability for delivery performance, governance, and portfolio-level oversight across all in-flight and pipeline initiatives. You will work closely with in-country business stakeholders, IT leadership, and third-party delivery partners to drive structured, high-quality project delivery in line with the EG Project Delivery Framework.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This role will suit an experienced project delivery professional who is equally comfortable leading governance forums and managing senior stakeholders as they are rolling up their sleeves on day-to-day delivery. Regular travel to Germany is required.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why Join EG Group?</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Discretionary performance-based bonus scheme</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Grow your career – gain accredited qualifications, apprenticeships, and progression opportunities within a global organisation</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Flexible working hours</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hybrid working – up to 2 days per week (dependent on role and business needs)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Salary Sacrifice Schemes – Cycle to Work and Car Scheme available</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Generous annual leave entitlement</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Annual leave buy back scheme – purchase up to 5 additional days</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Discounted gym membership – stay healthy and save on fitness costs</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">One paid volunteering day per year</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wellbeing facilities – space to relax and recharge</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free secure on-site parking</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dress Down Fridays</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free VDU eye test</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What you’ll be doing:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Leading full lifecycle delivery of digital and technology projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring alignment to agreed scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Owning and managing the Germany Digital Project Portfolio, providing portfolio-level reporting, governance compliance, and delivery performance oversight across all initiatives</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Travelling regularly to Germany to engage with in-country business stakeholders, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers, ensuring strong on-the-ground relationships and delivery oversight</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Chairing Project Steering Committees and governance forums, presenting project progress, risks, and approvals at Stage Gates and SteerCo meetings</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maintaining RAID logs and driving proactive risk and issue management across all project stages</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Developing detailed project and resource plans, supported by high-level Plans on a Page, and managing day-to-day delivery across workstreams and vendors</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Managing third-party partners and suppliers to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery, monitoring contract deliverables, costs, and service levels</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Driving business readiness, training, and adoption of digital solutions, and supporting smooth transition to Business-as-Usual operations</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mentoring Project Managers and Analysts within the PMO, contributing to continuous improvement of the EG Project Delivery Framework<br><br><br></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.</span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What we’re looking for:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8+ years of proven experience delivering complex digital or IT projects within large enterprise organisations</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent project management certification</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong understanding of project governance frameworks including Stage Gates, RAID management, SteerCo processes, and artefact management</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience managing a multi-project portfolio, with the ability to oversee interdependencies, sequencing, capacity, and delivery confidence across concurrent initiatives</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging at senior business and IT levels</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience managing third-party suppliers and cross-functional delivery teams within a complex, multi-site environment</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Background in digital transformation, cloud, application, or infrastructure delivery</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Comfortable with regular international travel to Germany to support in-country teams and governance activities</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Familiarity with the German retail or IT market and German language proficiency are both desirable<br><br><br></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Who is EG Group?</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">EG Group is a leading global convenience retailer, operating a wide range of brands across multiple sectors including fuel, foodservice, and grocery retail. With a presence in over 7 countries and a commitment to innovation and customer service, EG Group continues to expand its portfolio and reach. Our company is focused on delivering value to its customers, partners, and stakeholders through efficient operations and strategic growth.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.</span></em></p>