The Vacancy

Senior Automation Project Manager - Lead Programme Delivery That Shapes the Future of Evri

Ready to drive high-impact automation programmes that transform how a major UK business works?
If you thrive in fast-paced environments, excel at orchestrating complex projects and love enabling teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes, this role puts you right at the centre of Evri's automation transformation.

This position is remote-first, with occasional travel to Morley, Leeds for key collaboration sessions and programme events.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Automation Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering strategic automation outcomes that drive real business value. Your role ensures that every project in the automation programme delivers to the agreed quality standards, within cost and time constraints, and ultimately achieves its intended benefits.

You'll coordinate and manage a connected set of automation initiatives and BAU activities, lead planning and prioritisation discussions, support the development of the programme team, and act as a trusted partner to stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage a dependent group of automations and BAU activities, ensuring delivery of required outcomes directly or through a team
• Lead and contribute to the Programme Team, supporting its growth, development and long-term success.
• Produce and monitor delivery plans, ensuring projects align to time, cost and quality expectations.
• Facilitate decisions and make recommendations on prioritising project requests within the automation programme.
• Manage stakeholder expectations across all business levels-including executive, senior management, operational teams and IT/Change functions.

Interested? Here's What You'll Need to Be Successful

• Proven experience delivering project outcomes within defined constraints of cost, time and quality.
• 5+ years project management experience, ideally within complex or multi-stream environments.
• Strong ability to influence, prioritise and coordinate across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience producing structured documentation, programme reporting and delivery plans.
• Ability to coach, guide and support team members, contributing to the growth of the wider Centre of Excellence.

At Evri, we know we only grow if our people do too. That's why we're committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring - and be - their whole authentic selves. We're on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We're committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome

We're excited for the future. Let's deliver it together.

About Us

Every parcel, every person, every place - every delivery made for you.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere. And we're doing that by offering the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels without costing the earth.

Whether it's a customer sending a present to a friend, a marketplace trader shipping in bulk or a major retailer such as John Lewis, asos or Next, we've got it covered. With our team of 30,000 couriers, thousands of local ParcelShops and a growing network of hubs and depots across the country, we safely get parcels from A to everywhere.

And it's not just customers and retailers who trust us. We've won loads of industry awards over the past few years, including gongs for IT, innovation and our green fleet.

But we wouldn't be the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK without amazing people. We're a friendly, ambitious and diverse bunch, united by a passion for delivering the best customer experience. We have great opportunities throughout the business, so take a look to see where you might fit in. We can't wait to hear from you.

Our Benefits

Free digital GP service for all colleagues and their family

Wagestream - access a portion of your earned income before payday

Free basic Will and discounted partner mirror Will for all colleagues

Bonus schemes (grade dependent)

50% discount on sending parcels through Evri

Cycle to Work scheme

Company funded Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling

Retailer discounts

Great career progression

Up to 26 days holiday

Voluntary flexible benefits at discounted corporate rates