Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

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Hybrid (Home/Cobalt Business Park) time type:
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January 19, 2026 (10 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR515
** Job Posting Title
** Project Manager
** Salary Band**£40,736 - £55,114

Grade: MP2
** Job Description
**** About the Role
** As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of change initiatives, staying within agreed time, cost and quality standards and constraints.  You will manage the day-to-day planning and execution of your assigned projects, ensuring you remain compliant to appropriate governance frameworks, that objectives are clearly defined and communicated, risks are managed and benefits delivered.

Working across a matrix management environment, you will collaborate with cross functional teams, business sponsors and stakeholders to ensure that colleagues are engaged throughout, and to enable delivery  will engage and communicate information across a broad range of stakeholders and will draw upon your strong influencing skills to ensure that you communicate, challenge and influence at all levels within a project environment, to ultimate create real value for the organisation.
** About You
** You will have the ability to articulate project progress and issues to all stakeholders and manage issues as they arise with a co-operative approach. A sound knowledge of project management methodologies is necessary.

It is expected that you have great attention to detail, with excellent organisation and planning skills, whilst being able to present written information in a structured and balanced way.

We are looking for a confident and capable communicator with the ability to engage effectively with internal and client stakeholders.

Whilst knowledge of financial services is desirable, we can upskill you on our systems and share with you our vast industry knowledge.

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

Financial
* Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
* Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
* Annual performance related pay reviews
* Colleague mortgage scheme
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
* Access to our financial advisers
* Access to a range of high street and online discounts

Work/Life Balance
* A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
* The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
* Hybrid working (typically 2 days’ home based)
* Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing
* Private medical insurance
* Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
* Access to an employee assistance programme
* Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s
* Two paid volunteering days’ each year
* Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiters for this vacancy at  Building Society
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