Project Manager

4 days ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom Chester Zoo Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of our major transformation projects, including the launch of our Heart of Africa zone and our overnight stay proposition. As a key member of our Commercial team, you will provide strategic analysis, decision-making support, and hands-on involvement to successfully drive projects through from initial concept to successful completion.

Key Responsibilities
  • Initiate and manage commercial projects, overseeing projects from high-level conceptualisation to detailed operational requirements.
  • Ensure project alignment, acting as the key liaison between different stakeholders to implement project requirements aligned with Chester Zoo's goals.
  • Provide analysis and support, offering detailed analysis, practical evaluations, and facilitating decision-making processes with various teams.
  • Facilitate operational readiness, leading efforts to ensure all commercial initiatives are operationally ready, including planning for equipment needs, team training, logistics, and space utilisation.
  • Coordinate and deliver initiatives, managing logistical planning for allocated commercial initiatives, including new openings and commercial launches.
  • Organise resources, coordinating tasks, resources, stakeholders, and deliverables, providing deadlines and tracking progress for the commercial projects team.
  • Implement contingency plans, developing and implementing contingency plans to address potential project disruptions.
  • Communicate effectively, maintaining clear communication channels between project teams, ensuring progress and updates are well-documented and shared with senior leadership.
  • Change management, communicating and engaging with teams across the Commercial department and wider zoo to gain buy-in and support for change and ensure alignment with the Zoo's mission.
  • Lead project reviews, managing documentation and preparing for project reviews with senior managers, leading regular project updates to keep all stakeholders informed.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement, tracking lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle and contributing to strategies for continuous improvement.
About Us

Chester Zoo is a major wildlife charity committed to the recovery of endangered species, globally. We are a leading visitor attraction, voted the UK's best zoo, and we are undergoing significant developments to further enable us to fulfil our ambitious and bold Conservation plan.

What We Offer
  • Salary: £53,038.58 per annum
  • 12 month fixed term contract
  • 40 hours per week
  • 33 days annual leave
  • Annual holiday buy/sell scheme
  • Staff pass for zoo visits and complimentary tickets for friends and family
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Electric vehicle scheme
  • Healthcare plan and employee assistance programme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, high street shops, and more via Perks
  • Pension scheme with generous employer contributions up to 9%
  • An amazing working environment with critically endangered orangutans and rare giraffes and tigers on site

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