HR Project Manager

CitySprint Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading courier services provider in the UK is seeking an HR Project Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This hybrid role involves delivering strategic people initiatives and managing HR technology implementations effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in HR processes and project management, with excellent communication skills. Key responsibilities include planning HR projects, engaging stakeholders, and providing regular updates to leadership. Competitive salary up to £45,000 and impressive benefits included.

Benefits

Impressive holiday allowance of 25 days

Additional day off for your birthday

Death in Service allowance

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Health and wellness program

Discounts and rewards through Medicash Perks at Work

Ride to work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of HR processes across the colleague lifecycle.
• Proven experience in implementing HR technology solutions and optimising HR systems.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of planning and delivering HR projects from inception through to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans outlining all activities.
• Engage stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• Provide regular updates and reports to HR leadership.

Skills

Strong understanding of HR processes across the colleague lifecycle

Proven experience in implementing HR technology solutions

Strong verbal & written communication skills

Effective time management skills

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

HR Project Manager | United Kingdom | Fixed term contract for 12 months

Salary: up to £45,000

Hours: 37.5 hours

Location:Hybrid role

Benefits and perks:

• Animpressive holiday allowanceof 25 days.
• Additional day offfor your birthday so you can celebrate in style.
• Death in Serviceallowance to ensure your loved ones are provided for in the event of tragedy.
• Spend those crucial moments with your new-born baby with ourenhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Complimentary day of annual leaveto cherish unmissable family moments – could be graduation, first day of school.
• Look after your wellbeing with access to ahealth and wellness program.
• Make the most of‘Medicash Perks at Work’– a tool for CitySprint colleagues to enjoy a variety of high‑street discounts and rewards.
• Ourride to workscheme means you can keep fit while saving money – what’s not to like?

CitySprint is on a Fast track to become the UK’s leading courier services provider, with current market domination of the Same day service areas already.

Through regular investment in our people, our service offering and our customer proposition, we are paving the way for courier services to be more intuitive, more capable, and more responsive to our customers’ needs than ever before!

Being this awesome takes a lot of hard work and commitment to our company values and vision. So naturally we need to secure top‑notch HR Project Managerto ensure we continue growing and improving every day.

This is where YOU come in!

CitySprint has an exciting opportunity for a HR Project Manager.

You will playa pivotal role in delivering strategic People initiatives and change programmes that support the success of the PeopleStrategy.You will work collaboratively across all areas of the HRfunction including Talent, Reward, Engagement and HROperations to ensure projects are scoped, planned, and executed effectively. This includes managing timelines, resources, and risks to deliver sustainable outcomes that improve processes, enhance colleague experience, and strengthen organisational capability.

A key focus of this role will be leading HR system implementation and optimisations, ensuring technology solutions are embedded successfully to enable efficient, compliant, and future‑ready People operations.

Main responsibilities:

• Take ownership of planning and delivering a wide range of HR projects from inception through to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that clearly outline all activities, dependencies, and milestones, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Involved inleading the implementation of HR systems, including gathering requirements, liaising with suppliers, managing configuration and testing, and overseeing training and post‑launch support.
• Work closely with HR teams to ensure these systems are embedded effectively and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and colleague experience.
• Responsible for engaging stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, building strong relationships and ensuring clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. This includes managing expectations, and driving adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Risk and issue management will be a key part of your responsibilities. You will maintain accurate logs, identify potential impacts early, and implement mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Provide regular updates and reports to HR leadership, using data and insights to inform decision‑making and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Strong understanding of HR processes across the colleague lifecycle.
• Proven experience in implementing HR technology solutions and optimising HR systems.
• Ability to manage end to end projects.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrates effective time management skills and meets deadlines.
• Proven proficiency of creating, analysing and disseminating clear and concise reports with context.
• Pro‑actively reviews and monitors ways of working to ensure best practice and streamline processes to maximise efficiency.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven experience in HR system implementation and project delivery.

If this HR Project Manager role sounds like you, we really want to hear from you!

Additional information:

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Conditional job offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check.