Project Manager- Mergers & Acquisitions- FTC

Role: Project Manager
- Mergers & Acquisitions – 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Hybrid/Fletchers offices (travel to other locations will be required) We are predominantly based in the North West of England, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton & Southport, as well as a team in Cambridge. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Project Manager – Fletcher Group

Are you a dynamic and results-driven project manager with a passion for business growth? Fletcher Group is looking for an experienced M&A Project Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering our strategic acquisitions and integrations.

In this key role, you’ll lead the entire acquisition lifecycle—from due diligence and pre-sign planning to seamless post-completion integration. Working as part of a multidisciplinary M&A team, you’ll navigate complex transactions with precision, ensuring each acquisition strengthens our business.

The Project Manager will be involved in the design and delivery of multiple business acquisitions working in a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the M&A portfolio. The M&A Project Manager will have a strong delivery focus, excel at working at pace and enjoy getting into business content and detail to build a strong functional understanding to enable best in class integration outcomes.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, excel at managing multiple work streams, and have a keen eye for business detail, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of Fletcher Group.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today!

• 35 hours working week
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on Linked In)
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of M&A projects including due diligence, pre-sign activities, pre completion activities, integration steps and post integration deliverables
• Assess and apply the most appropriate project management / delivery practices to enable the strongest outcomes
• Work with Project Sponsors, HR, Finance Business Analysts and key business stakeholders to define a project’s objectives, scope and desired outcomes
• Work collaboratively with the M&A leadership team to define and lead the acquisition communication and change plans
• Work with the M&A leadership team to define the deal principles and project approach
• Work closely with Legal and HR leaders to deliver the people and engagement activities throughout the lifecycle of the integration
• Lead the planning, scheduling and maintenance of project milestones, timelines and key activities
• Manage resource planning and allocation against key projects
• Proactively identify, articulate and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies across the project lifecycle
• Prepare for and chair Project Steering Committees driving data driven decisions
• Manage project administration in line with established PMO standards, including preparing and presenting project documentation and reporting to feed appropriate governance forums
• Track project spend against agreed capex and opex budgets
• Engage with target business to define collaborative plans and ways of working treating all information in the strictest of confidence
• Manage client relationships with third party vendors where required on a project
• Ensure appropriate stakeholder assessments, comms and change management plans are in place and executed
• Provide guidance & advice to other project managers in the teams,…