Project manager cover letter example
A project manager's cover letter should tell one project in a few lines: its budget and team, what went wrong and what you did, and how it ended. Then add your method, qualifications and why this organisation.
Fictional letter from Olivia Brooks, the applicant in the project manager cv example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Senior Project Manager role in your digital delivery team. I have seven years' experience running IT and digital projects in housing and healthcare, and I hold the APM Project Management Qualification and PRINCE2 Practitioner.
The role, your sector experience and your qualifications.
At Arden Homes Group I led the £1.2 million move of 9,000 tenants' repairs bookings to a new online system with a team of 12. When the supplier's data migration slipped by three weeks, I re-planned testing to run alongside it, and we went live on the planned date and £40,000 under budget.
One project with its numbers, the problem and how you recovered it.
I report to a steering group each month and manage three suppliers against contract milestones. I also ran fortnightly sprint reviews with repairs staff, which cut post-launch support calls by a third; your plan to move more tenant services online is work I know well.
Stakeholders and suppliers, then a reason for this organisation.
My CV is attached, and I would welcome the chance to discuss your programme. Thank you for considering my application.
The CV and a polite close.