The Role

Our fantastic Transformation team is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join them at an incredibly exciting time for the business.

At Unite Students our aim is to create a Home for Success for our students, using technology and data to empower them to find their home and have a great stay with us, and a great experience throughout their student life.

Reporting into the Project Management Lead, the Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of business transformation projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Working closely with our BA and Change teams, internal customers and external partners delivering key change helping Unite Students to reach its business goals. The role will be part of the Transformation Office.

This role is based in our Bristol office and is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, including the creation and maintenance of project plans, managing resources, working with third parties and strategic partners.
• Ensure budgets are managed by forecasting requirements, preparing budgets, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Manage stakeholders across the business to ensure alignment to deliver the project
• Manage 3rd party suppliers to deliver to time, cost and quality
• Identify and manage risks to ensure delivery is on time
• Maintain a good working knowledge of other areas of the business, and activities of our competitors; keep up to date with trends and developments within own professional area
• Share best practice, and be principled in pursuit of the delivery of a world class student and employee experience

What We`re Looking for in You

• Great interpersonal skills to work well with your key business partners
• Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Experience of end-to-end business transformation projects with requirements beyond system implementation
• Experience of working within a PMO environment
• Experience in delivering projects with solutions involving both bespoke and package solutions
• PMP/ Prince 2 certification
• Basic understanding of data protection legislation and experience of developing and maintaining a team environment where personal data is kept protected, confidential and secure

What You`ll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.