We have two brand new roles for experienced project managers to come and join us on our ambitious journey of growth and acquisition. This is an exciting time to join us as we integrate current M&A projects with more planned as we continue our expansion. If you have ambitions that can match ours and are ready for that next challenge we would love to hear from you!
- 1 x pre-completion project management
- 1 x post-deal completion (integration) project management
If you can start immediately we’re also open to hiring on an immediate interim basis or Temp to Perm.
- Using exceptional project management capability to play the lynch pin role and be the person who tenaciously pulls everything together and makes things happen from the point where Heads of Terms are agreed.
- Reporting to Karen Walker (Chief Transformation Officer) you will project manage merger and acquisition activity.
- Acting as a key point of contact for all stakeholders internally and externally, responsible for planning, coordinating, updating, chasing, resolving and updating on all matters relating to M&A projects.
How we work:
We offer an empowered working culture with a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it. We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield.
This role can be based anywhere in the UK but it will require flexibility to travel to various offices for meetings.
What you’ll need:
- Exceptional project management capability with a proven track record of delivery with a focus on M&A activity
- Previous experience of liaising with multiple stakeholders across complex organisational structures
- 7+ years’ experience managing projects at PM level
- An agile methodology / mind-set
- Previous experience in a professional services environment would be preferable, but not essential
- Advanced communications and presentations skills
- Adept at identifying interdependencies and skilled in how to manage successfully as part of project management
- Tenacious and driven, can navigate complex scenarios to achieve results
- Commercially astute with solid judgement and strong decision making skills
- Highly collaborative, able to work with a diverse range of stakeholders both internally and externally
Want to know more about us…
It is the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams; together we win. As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do!
We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves from how you dress, to how, when and where you work – we focus on outputs.
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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
