Project Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

Are you driven by delivering large‑scale change that truly transforms how teams work?
We’re looking for a passionate Project Manager to lead high‑priority Property strategic projects into Tesco — shaping the future of how we operate and ensuring we deliver the right projects, at the right time, in the right way.

You’ll be at the forefront of complex change work, helping us modernise ways of working and delivering programmes that are central to our long‑term strategy. From confidential organisational change projects to end‑to‑end process transformation, you’ll guide teams through change that truly matters.

The Hiring Manager for this vacancy is Linda Kerr

You will be responsible for:

Leading strategic, high‑priority change initiatives, including organisational people‑change and end‑to‑end process transformation aligned to the Property Strategy Plan.
Managing and delivering confidential projects with professionalism, discretion and trust.
Shaping change work with leaders across the Property lifecycle — ensuring clear vision, well‑defined scopes and robust business cases.
Engaging teams across the wider business to ensure change is implemented collaboratively and sustainably.
Applying APM, MSP or Prince2 methodologies to plan, structure and deliver successful change.
Moving change programmes seamlessly into sustainable BAU, ensuring adoption, clarity and effectiveness.
Leading and inspiring high‑performing matrix teams, taking colleagues with you as you shape what the future looks like.
Facilitating conversations, keeping people connected and championing strong leadership behaviours across your projects.
Providing transparent governance, reporting and risk management across everything you deliver.

You will need:

Proven experience leading and delivering change using APM, MSP or Prince2 methodologies.
Confidence managing complex and confidential organisational change.
Strong stakeholder management, able to keep people engaged, aligned and informed.
Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
A background in change, Property management, local authority or housing association - a retail background would be ideal.
Ability to plan, schedule and lead cross‑functional project teams.
Financial awareness — forecasting, budgeting and building strong business cases.
Resilience, adaptability and a collaborative approach.

What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility