WPS Project Manager at M&G plc

Reading, ENG, GB. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long‑term investment and savings solutions. Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Workplace Solutions (WPS) Project Manager is responsible for delivering workplace and property‑related projects that support business objectives, operational effectiveness and colleague experience across the UK portfolio. The role focuses on office fit‑outs, relocations, workplace refurbishments, space reconfigurations, moves and changes, and workplace improvement projects. Working with business stakeholders, Workplace Solutions colleagues and external partners, the role holder will manage projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation and planning through to implementation, operational handover and close‑out. The role requires strong project management capability, effective stakeholder engagement and a focus on delivering quality outcomes within agreed scope, budget and timelines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the delivery of workplace and property projects, including fit‑outs, relocations, refurbishments, moves and changes, and workplace reconfigurations.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, from concept and planning through to implementation, operational handover and close‑out.
• Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, schedules, governance documentation and reporting, ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with M&G change governance requirements and control standards.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with M&G change governance requirements, maintaining appropriate approvals, documentation, reporting and stage‑gate controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change controls to support successful delivery.
• Coordinate Workplace Solutions colleagues, business teams, suppliers, contractors and specialist advisers to deliver agreed project outcomes.
• Engage stakeholders to define requirements, agree project scope, manage expectations and support effective decision‑making.
• Ensure projects comply with Health & Safety requirements, security standards, workplace policies, property and building regulations, environmental standards and governance requirements.
• Support business readiness, operational transition and colleague adoption to embed new workplace environments and ways of working.
• Monitor project expenditure, supplier performance and project benefits to support value delivery.
• Complete post‑implementation reviews and apply lessons learned to support continuous improvement across Workplace Solutions.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls that support improvement of the overall control environment, customer outcomes and reduction of operational risk.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience delivering workplace, facilities, property or corporate real estate projects.
• Strong project management capability, including project planning, scheduling, governance and delivery management.
• Experience managing multiple projects, stakeholders, suppliers and external delivery partners.
• Commercial awareness, including budget management, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Ability to manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change controls effectively.
• Knowledge of workplace relocations, fit‑outs, refurbishments, reconfigurations or workplace transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of project governance, change governance and organisational control requirements.
• Understanding of workplace compliance, Health & Safety and governance requirements.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
• A proactive, organised and solution‑focused approach, with proficiency in Microsoft 365 collaboration and reporting tools.

SUGGESTED ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Workplace and property project delivery
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing
• Project planning and governance
• Project and change governance
• Budget and cost management
• Risk and issue management
• Supplier and contractor management
• Office fit‑outs, relocations and workplace reconfiguration
• Change management and operational transition
• Health & Safety and workplace compliance awareness
• Microsoft 365

SUGGESTED MANAGEMENT LEVEL (INTERNAL USE ONLY)

Experienced Colleague Key descriptors: Delivers defined outputs using professional knowledge and experience.

Takes accountability for quality delivery and stakeholder outcomes.

Works collaboratively across teams and with stakeholders.

Exercises judgement within established frameworks and guidelines.

Contributes to continuous improvement and effective delivery.

What we offer:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market‑leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee‑led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leaderunder the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long‑term health conditions.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying.

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