Lead Project Manager in London/Hybrid - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

London/Hybrid

up to £75,000 (dependent on experience)

Permanent

Not Specified

37.5 Working Hours - (Flexible)

14 May 2025

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Role Overview

We are looking for a diligent experienced Lead Project Manager who could quickly integrate in the team and with the wider stakeholders. It would be an advantage to have previous experience in Data platform build projects and some knowledge of data engineering concepts.

The successful candidate with form part of the delivery of the Service Experience and Technology Transformation programme (SETT) which seeks to transform the services we provide to our members alongside our Scheme Administration partners, TCS. A new Scheme Administration contract with TCS commences from July 2025 and currently the team are managing an implementation programme which will shape the way we work with TCS and deliver services to our members for the foreseeable future. Also, the candidate will be involved in the delivery of projects arising from the Nest Corporate Strategy.

We are open to discussing working patterns.

We welcome all internal applicants to apply for our roles, regardless of your current working pattern or hours. We will aim to accommodate your request and match your current working arrangements.

Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.

Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.

Reward and recognition

A discretionary bonus scheme
Reward and recognition scheme
Enhanced auto enrolled pension – your contributions start at the default 5% while ours are higher at 8%. If you up your contributions to 6% we raise ours to 9%. If you contribute 7% or more we’ll contribute 10%.
Income protection scheme – is an insurance benefit that provides you with income if you cannot work due to illness or incapacity.

Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.

Flexible and agile working

Everyone's personal situation is different.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
reduce or vary working hours
reduce or vary the days worked
work compressed hours
job share

For more information about our recruitment process click here

Directorate/Department Overview

The Lead Project Manager role is a member of the Scheme Change Programmes Team, which is responsible for ensuring that technology, service, organisational and operational change is implemented in a controlled, timely and commercial manner. The team is part of the wider Change Programmes & Service Management Directorate, led by the Chief Operating Officer.

Scheme Change Programmes’ responsibilities include:

Programme & Project Delivery
Programme & Project Planning and Tracking
Programme & Project Reporting
Issue and Risk Management
Change Management
Quality Assurance
Configuration Management
Project Management guidance and support across NEST

The team also support the CEO and Executive Team with preparation for various boards and other governance functions.

Organisational Overview

Nest is a great government delivery success story. Established in 2010, Nest has been a critical pillar of the government’s automatic enrolment pension programme, with a public service obligation to accept any employer wishing to use the scheme to discharge their automatic enrolment duties.

Now with over 13 million members, our award-winning pension fund is tailored to members’ requirements by combining extensive research and an expert understanding of their needs. First-class investment practice and governance are the backbone of our organisation. We invest responsibly and sustainably and are always transparent about the choices we make. It is both a privilege and a responsibility to help each of our members achieve the retirement they want.

It’s important that Nest has an equally diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. This is in line with the organisation’s values and ensures that Nest is a corporation fit for the future.

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