Project Manager

Job title: Project Manager

Company: Community Fibre


Job description: Hi there! Thanks for stopping by our job ad.We’re London’s largest and fastest 100% full fibre broadband provider, bringing better internet to Londoners since 2013. Unlike most providers, we build, own and operate our dedicated fibre optic network and install it directly into the home, meaning we can deliver a super-fast connection at prices the national providers find hard to beat. We’re a relatively new company to the market, but since establishment: * We’re the only broadband provider on the market offering residential speeds up to 3,000 Mbps.

• Our network covers over 1.3 million properties in London, which is more than one third of homes in the UK’s capital city.
• We have over 800,000 properties under wayleave agreement and are currently working in partnership with more than 200 of London’s biggest landlords.
• We have freely connected over 600 community spaces in 24 boroughs, giving more Londoners free access to fast, reliable broadband.

We’re proud of our achievements so far, but we are not complacent and definitely not stopping here. To help us get to our future, we’re looking for forward thinkers, people with big ideas, people passionate about technology and most importantly hard working team players to join us and be a part of our growing business.Job purpose:As a Project Manager in the Project Delivery Team (PDT), you will lead the successful delivery of strategically important projects from initiation through to closure. You will take end-to-end accountability for planning, executing, and closing projects – ensuring delivery to agreed time, resource loading, and quality. You’ll work closely with the Project Sponsor, Business Leads, internal stakeholders, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers to drive project success.This is a highly visible and impactful role, requiring strong leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on delivery focus within a fast-paced and evolving environment.What you’ll be doing:Project Planning & Delivery

• Create and maintain end-to-end delivery plans for assigned projects, managing scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Ensure all project deliverables are clearly defined and achieved to the agreed specification and quality standards.
• Monitor and report on project progress, resource loading and usage, and RAG status.
• Apply structured governance and project management methodologies (including change control, RAID logs, benefits tracking).

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Act as the day-to-day lead for the project, working with Project Sponsors and Business Leads to ensure alignment and buy-in.
• Lead engagement across all impacted functions, ensuring effective communication and active participation from subject matter experts and the wider project team.
• Provide clear and timely updates at project working groups, steering committees, and PDT reviews.

Risk, Issue & Change Control

• Own the risk and issue management process, ensuring items are identified, assessed, and actively managed to resolution.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, driving decision-making and maintaining appropriate documentation and approvals.
• Manage project change control, ensuring changes are clearly documented, impact-assessed, and approved via governance.

Governance & Best Practice

• Operate within Community Fibre’s governance framework, using defined templates and best-practice tools to ensure consistency across projects.
• Prepare handover documentation and coordinate smooth transitions to BAU ownership at project close.
• Support the development of a high-performance project delivery culture by mentoring junior team members and contributing to the evolution of tools, templates, and standards.

The experience we’re looking for you to bring:Project Delivery

• Proven experience delivering multiple concurrent projects in a complex, cross-functional business – ideally in the telecoms, infrastructure, or technology space.
• Strong command of structured project management techniques (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, MSP) with demonstrable hands-on application.

Communication & Influence

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence at all levels, including C-suite, senior managers, and technical teams.
• Clear and confident communicator with a track record of building trust and gaining buy-in in high-stakes settings.

Leadership & Ownership

• High personal accountability and a bias for action – able to lead delivery teams to overcome blockers and maintain project momentum.
• Able to manage upwards to Company Executives and Project Sponsors, escalating when needed but always with a solution-led mindset.

Commercial & Technical Awareness

• Solid understanding of budget management, vendor engagement, and commercial dependencies in project delivery.
• Experience of technology projects, ideally with exposure to infrastructure delivery or customer-facing service environments.

Desirable Qualifications & Knowledge:

• Degree-level education in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Engineering, IT).
• Formal project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM).
• Familiarity with project and portfolio tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent.

Why join us:

• You get to work with some of the best technology in the market
• Be part of an exciting scale up business where you can bring your ideas, bring your knowledge, we value your contribution
• We all love time off whether that’s going on an exotic holiday or a staycation, you’ll get 25 days holiday to enjoy, increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to 28 days
• Birthday leave, our treat to you
• Keen cyclist, join our cycle to work scheme
• Flexible WFH policy
• Enjoy the perks of Private Health Cover
• You get to work with an amazing bunch of people

What happens next:You’ve done your bit so sit back and relax, we will review your application and come back to you.If we think you’re not quite right for the role you have applied for but may be a better fit for another, we’ll definitely let you know.Want to know more about a career at CFL, check out our careers page:We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation.We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity in our team, we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 24 May 2025 06:57:00 GMT

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