Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager — Reading | Hybrid (1 day per week) | Outside IR35 | 6-month contract)

The opportunity

We're supporting a technology business delivering several fibre and systems integration programmes. They're looking for an experienced Fibre Project Manager to drive delivery across technical and business teams, ensuring projects remain on track from planning through to implementation.

A significant portion of the workload sits within Broadband and Wholesale delivery, including Broadband CPE (Customer Premises Equipment). The programme also covers FTTP, and is now undergoing a major migration of the fibre network onto a new software platform — an area requiring careful planning, risk management and cross-team coordination to ensure continuity of service throughout.

What the role involves

• Managing end-to-end fibre and systems integration projects, with a strong focus on Broadband and Wholesale delivery
• Owning plans, budgets, risks and stakeholder communication
• Coordinating internal teams, suppliers and third-party partners
• Supporting delivery of Broadband CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) workstreams
• Leading the migration of the fibre network onto a new software platform, including planning, sequencing and risk mitigation to protect live service
• Driving delivery across FTTP alongside the platform migration workstream
• Driving governance and reporting to senior stakeholders on migration progress and risk
• Ensuring successful delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams

What you'll bring

• Strong Project Management experience within fibre, telecoms or technology environments
• Proven experience delivering fibre network migrations onto new software platforms, including cutover planning and risk management
• Track record delivering systems integration or transformation projects
• Experience within Broadband and Wholesale environments, including CPE delivery
• Experience with FTTP
• Excellent stakeholder and supplier management skills
• Experience managing technical delivery teams and project budgets
• A hands-on approach and ability to work in fast-paced environments