Source: https://deftridge.com/job/project-plan-and-kickoff-united-kingdom-dt-9438710/ Title: Project Plan and Kickoff, remote, UK, £41-48/h | Deftridge Summary: Project Plan and Kickoff for a senior Project Manager, remote in the UK. £41-£48 an hour, about 9 hours in total. Starts within 7 days. One-off Posted Oct 26 · DT-9438710 # Project Plan and Kickoff Senior · Project Manager · Remote · United Kingdom **£41–£48** / hour About £270–£530 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Staffing firm for finance hiring · 51–200 employeesCL-67743 · based in Rhondda - **Where** Remote · United Kingdom - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 9 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **6** professionals have asked about this task **1,769** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This staffing firm for finance hiring (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Project Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Scope, milestones, owners and a plan agreed at kickoff. A fresh pair of experienced eyes is needed, and the result is a document or file the team can use straight away. It works in staffing and HR technology, and the team is used to external specialists. The work is fully remote. Any location in United Kingdom works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Create the plan, RACI and risk list for a CRM rollout and run the kickoff meeting. - One round of edits after the company's review is included - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** about 10 working days. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side. ## Tools Asana MS Project Smartsheet ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Project Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Asana, MS Project and Smartsheet - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late - Used to short written handovers ## Not included - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location - On-call availability outside the agreed window ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Project Manager - **Experience** 5-10 years in operations & assistance - **Tools** Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet - **Offers** 9 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** £44 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £44 an hour, is **below** the median senior Project Manager rate in the United Kingdom (£45). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £45 This task £44 £32 £58 [All Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/project-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Project Manager rates in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Operations & Assistance jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-and-assistance/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-67743 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Project Plan and Kickoff is noted. 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