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Working collaboratively with teams across the business, you'll lead project delivery, manage stakeholders and ensure effective governance, reporting and controls are in place.\nYou'll also play an important role in ensuring projects are successfully embedded into the business, supporting a smooth transition into day-to-day operations.\nThis is a home-based role that will involve travel across the UK, including occasional overnight stays.\nYour core responsibilities\nLead and deliver business change and transformation projects, defining objectives, scope, deliverables and project plans to ensure successful delivery.\nManage project governance, budgets and reporting, including risks, issues, dependencies, change requests and key milestones.\nCoordinate cross-functional teams, facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders to drive collaboration and achieve project outcomes.\nPrepare and present project updates to senior stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks and key decisions.\nSupport operational readiness, training and the successful handover of projects into business-as-usual operations.\nHere's what we require\nA recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, APM or equivalent, with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar role.\nExperience delivering a range of projects, ideally including IT transformation, operational improvements, compliance, infrastructure or property-related initiatives.\nStrong knowledge of project governance, reporting and documentation, including RAID logs, PIDs, business cases and project closure processes.\nProven ability to manage multiple projects, identify and escalate risks, and facilitate workshops, including lessons learned sessions.\nExcellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.\nA full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationwide as required.\nChanging the way people think about waste.\nAt Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. 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