Project Manager- Edinburgh

FDM Group Ltd.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business and technology consultancy in Edinburgh is seeking a Project Manager for a hybrid role within the Financial Services sector. The position involves developing programme-level plans and managing critical paths through a 12-month contract. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of programme management experience, strong planning tools proficiency, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Opportunities for career development are offered.

Benefits

Career coaching

Annual leave

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in programme or project management.
• Experience in creating and rolling out programme planning frameworks.
• Strong ability to identify and manage critical tasks and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a programme-level plan with a defined critical path.
• Develop a plan management framework for consistent roll-up.
• Monitor dependencies and implement mitigation strategies for risks.

Skills

Planning tools proficiency

Conflict resolution skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Project Manager to work for our client within the Financial Services sector. This is a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Edinburgh.

Our client is seeking a Project Manager to support programme‑level planning and critical path management activities within a multi‑year migration programme. The role will involve creating and maintaining a programme‑level plan, establishing a planning framework for consistency across workstreams, and ensuring timely delivery of key milestones.

Responsibilities

• Work with workstream PMs to create and maintain a programme‑level plan with a clearly defined critical path.
• Develop a plan management framework for adoption across workstreams to enable consistent roll‑up into the programme plan.
• Support PMs in developing detailed project plans using industry‑standard tools (e.g., MS Project or equivalent).
• Establish and maintain the critical path, identifying and managing task dependencies to prevent delays.
• Perform critical path analysis and allocate resources effectively.
• Monitor dependencies across workstreams and third parties, implementing mitigation strategies for risks.
• Assign clear ownership for tasks and track progress to maintain momentum.
• Resolve conflicts between teams or stakeholders promptly and elevate issues when necessary.
• Follow structured change control processes for scope, schedule, and budget changes.
• Provide regular status reports, facilitate meetings, and maintain accurate documentation for audit and compliance.

About You

• Proficiency in planning tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or similar.
• Experience in creating and rolling out programme planning frameworks.
• Strong ability to identify and manage critical tasks and dependencies.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
• Experience with formal change control processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive tasks to completion with ownership and accountability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in programme or project management within large‑scale programmes.

About Us

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia‑Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award‑winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re‑skill and up‑skill into new areas, develop non‑linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and workplace pension