Project Manager - Business Systems Implementation - Dundee / Hybrid - Outside IR35 - £400 per day - 3-Month Contract

We're looking for an accomplished Project Manager to lead the delivery of a significant business systems implementation within a public sector environment. This is a hands-on delivery role requiring strong stakeholder management, structured project governance and the ability to coordinate technical, operational and change activities through deployment, cutover and into post-implementation.You'll work closely with senior leaders, operational teams, technical specialists and other stakeholders to ensure the solution is successfully implemented, adopted and embedded across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a business systems implementation through to go-live and post-implementation.
• Develop and manage project plans covering deployment, cutover, testing, readiness and implementation activities.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including defect management and resolution.
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and dependencies, taking a proactive approach to mitigation.
• Work closely with senior leaders, operational teams and technical stakeholders to maintain engagement and drive delivery.
• Coordinate organisational change, user engagement and adoption activities.
• Translate technical information and system changes into clear operational impacts and business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, project meetings and decision-making sessions with a range of stakeholders.
• Influence stakeholders and maintain momentum across multiple work streams, including where there is no direct reporting relationship.
• Support a smooth transition into business-as-usual following implementation.

Essential Criteria

• Strong experience implementing business systems and managing go-live activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders and operational teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to influence and drive delivery without direct authority.
• Demonstrable experience of risk and issue management, including mitigation and escalation.
• Strong programme/project planning skills, particularly across deployment, cutover and post-implementation.
• Experience coordinating UAT and defect management.
• Organisational change management experience, including user adoption and engagement planning.
• Experience delivering projects within Local Government or the wider Public Sector.
• The ability to translate technical information into operational impacts and meaningful business outcomes.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering digital transformation projects.
• An understanding of data migration and reporting requirements.
• Experience working with national programmes and multi-agency stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Scottish public sector governance.
• Previous Local Government experience.

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