Portfolio Project Manager

As the UK’s largest independent full fibre network and wholesale platform of choice, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be. 

Our network is greener, more reliable and designed for the future. The products we run over it lead the way on speed, value and service - helping businesses to innovate, communities to thrive, and people to live more connected digital lives.  

At CityFibre, you’ll be part of something bigger, helping to build a better-connected Britain, together. 

Joining us as a Portfolio Project Manager

A hands‑on project leader responsible for delivering complex initiatives end‑to‑end, ensuring strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and performance across cost, time, quality, and benefits.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing: 

• Deliver end‑to‑end projects to agreed scope, time, cost, and quality
• Maintain plans, risks, dependencies, and change control
• Provide clear, portfolio‑level reporting and status updates
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking
• Coordinate stakeholders, suppliers, and cross‑functional teams
• Drive readiness, adoption, and benefits realisation

What you’ll bring to the role 

Strong project delivery expertise, financial discipline, and stakeholder management, with the ability to manage complex change in fast‑paced environments.

You’ll also have:

• Proven experience delivering complex projects in a portfolio environment
• Strong planning, risk, and dependency management skills
• Experience managing project budgets and forecasts
• Ability to produce clear, executive‑level reporting
• Experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Confidence using PPM and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel)

Life at CityFibre  

Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do. That’s why we’re proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, endorsed by WORK180, a Disability Confident Leader, a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. 

We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies. 

Find out more about our culture, communities and benefits on our careers site. 

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [email protected]. We want to help!