Project Manager CV example (UK)
Project Manager CVs fail one way above all others: listing methodology vocabulary without a delivery record. The example below leads with what was delivered, how big, and whether it landed on time and on budget — then lets the methodologies support it.
Example CV
Professional Summary
PRINCE2- and Agile-certified Project Manager with 8 years delivering software and business-change projects up to £2.5m. Delivered 14 of my last 15 projects on time and within budget, including a CRM migration for 1,200 users completed 3 weeks early. Calm owner of difficult stakeholders and ugly RAID logs.
Experience
- Delivered a £2.5m CRM migration (Salesforce, 1,200 users, 4 workstreams) 3 weeks early and 4% under budget.
- Run a portfolio of 3 concurrent projects (£4m combined) with full RAID ownership and monthly steering-committee reporting.
- Recovered a stalled regulatory-reporting project rated 'red' for 2 quarters: re-planned, re-scoped, delivered before the FCA deadline.
- Manage matrixed delivery teams of up to 18 (internal + 2 vendors); vendor SLAs renegotiated to save £110k/year.
- Delivered warehouse-management system rollout across 5 sites (£900k) with zero operational downtime at cutover.
- Introduced fortnightly sprint reviews with operations leads, cutting change-request rework ~40%.
- Built the PMO's first standard project-on-a-page report, adopted company-wide.
Skills & Systems
Project delivery (Waterfall & Agile) · Budget management to £2.5m · RAID & risk management · Stakeholder management · Steering & board reporting · Vendor management · Resource planning · MS Project · Jira · Confluence · Power BI reporting
Qualifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner · Certified Scrum Master (CSM) · BA (Hons) Business Management
Why this CV works
- The delivery record is a statistic: "14 of my last 15 on time and on budget" — one line that answers the only question that matters.
- Every project carries its size (£, users, sites, team) so the reader can calibrate seniority instantly.
- A recovery story. Rescuing a red project is the most-probed PM interview topic; planting it on the CV invites the question you want.
- Certifications support, not lead. PRINCE2 in Qualifications and the summary — but after the evidence, not instead of it.
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Frequently asked questions
PRINCE2 or Agile — which should my CV emphasise?
Mirror the advert. Most UK corporate roles want hybrid evidence: formal governance (PRINCE2, stage gates) plus Agile delivery vocabulary. Show both with project examples rather than choosing a side.
How do I show project success if a project failed?
Show the save: what you inherited, what you changed, the measurable recovery. A red-to-green story usually outscores a routine green delivery.
Should budgets appear on a PM CV?
Yes — the budget you've controlled is the fastest seniority signal recruiters scan for. Use ranges if confidentiality demands.
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