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82%

Autonomy

76%

Hours flexibility

72%

Work-life balance

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Please note this role is only available at the following office locations: Southampton, Cardiff or Bristol.

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Why this job matters

This role is to register your interest for the Project Managers roles here at BT in the South West. As a Project Manager you'll execute and coordinate a range of workstreams in the planning, execution and delivery of complex projects/ programmes through all specific phases, in alignment with BT Group strategies and external customer contractual requirements. Partners with BT Group and executive stakeholders within a single or across multiple business units.

What you’ll be doing

1. Works with an integrated team in the delivery of end-to-end projects/ programmes contributing to commercial benefit, deliver on time, within budget and to agreed quality criteria from conception through to market launch and transition into operations.
2. Monitors issue escalations, project risks, dependencies and project changes, ensuring timely intervention and communication to stakeholders.
3. Consults on complex projects/ programmes using advanced technical knowledge with global impact (cross-functional) driving through execution, analysis, recommendation and implementation.
4. Contributes to the development, documentation and implementation of projects/ programmes and change initiatives in line with BT Group policies and strategies, defining and maintaining realistic project plans and monitoring project finances and progress against agreed quality and performance criteria.
5. Supports project/ programme communication with stakeholders with timely reporting on performance and where decision making is required, providing all information needed to enable well-informed decision making.
6. Defines, documents and executes smaller or less complex projects/ programmes, agreeing and reviewing project approach, engagement and communications plans, and quality and performance criteria with project partners.
7. Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in Project/Programme Management & PMO, e.g., agile methodologies such as LEAN, Six Sigma.
8. Mentors other Project/Programme Management & PMO professionals, helping to improve the team's abilities by acting as a technical resources
9. Influences stakeholders inside and if required outside of BT Group: work collaboratively with business unit partners and corporate support teams to drive strategy execution and partner on segment or functional strategy projects.
10. Proactively identifies and manages risk through regular assessment and diligent execution of controls and mitigations, proactively raising any concerns.
11. Ensures commercial obligations, risks and interdependencies defined within external delivery contracts are applied to their projects/programmes and operates the project/programme governance to manage those elements.

The skills you’ll need

Business Case DevelopmentBusiness StrategyResourcingFinancial ManagementContinuous ImprovementSchedulingProject QualityGovernance & AssuranceConflict ResolutionAgile MethodologiesOrganisational TransformationRequirements ManagementTechnical ReportingProject/Programme ManagementDecision MakingGrowth MindsetRisk ManagementInclusive Leadership

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

Company benefits

25 (UK) / 21 (India) days annual leave + bank holidays
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Flexible working week
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Cinema discounts
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 days/year pro rata
Bank holiday swaps
Adoption leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Employee discounts
Employee assistance programme
Volunteer days – 3 volunteer days per year
Lunch and learns
L&D budget
Enhanced sick pay – 3 months
Optional unpaid leave
Returnship
Enhanced paternity leave
Carer’s leave
Private GP service
Complimentary Medical Services
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of BT Business what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
67%
Employees are largely happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
76%
Employees are largely happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
70%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
72%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
67%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
82%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at BT Business

Company employees

100,000 across BT Group (24,000 at BT Business)

Gender diversity (male:female)

74.3:25.7 (BT Group)

Currently Hiring Countries

Hungary

India

United Kingdom

United States

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