Project Support Manager

Position: Project Support Manager (Contract)

Organisation: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Location: Hybrid / UK-based (occasional travel as required)

Day Rate: £250 per day (Outside IR35)

Contract Length: Up to 6 months initially (with potential extension)

About the Programme:

HMCTS is delivering a range of transformation, reform and operational improvement initiatives across courts and tribunals. These programmes require strong project support and coordination to ensure delivery remains on track, governance is maintained and risks are actively managed.

Join Our Team:

We are seeking a Project Support Manager to provide high-quality project support to Project Leads and delivery teams. This role is ideal for an organised and proactive professional who can keep project controls tight, maintain accurate documentation and support effective reporting and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide essential project support to Project Leads and delivery teams to maintain progress, and help manage risks and costs effectively.
• Monitor plans and manage the project RAID log, ensuring actions and mitigations are tracked and progressed.
• Maintain project documentation and support change control / configuration management of key artefacts (plans, PID and associated documentation).
• Coordinate, attend and minute meetings, ensuring actions are captured and followed through.
• Support progress reporting and help prepare briefing papers / board packs, including collating and analysing information where needed.
• Support benefits tracking and lessons learned activity to strengthen delivery outcomes.

Essential Requirements:

• Strong experience in project support / PMO within complex environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, organisation and attention to detail.
• Security Clearance (SC) - essential (active SC preferred; otherwise must be eligible and willing to undergo SC vetting).
• UK-based and able to travel occasionally as required.

Contact Us:

For further information, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services.