Salary: £78 per hour
Reference: JO0000067672
Project Manager - Defence Digital & Major Programmes
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Location: Cheltenham (3-4 days per week on site)
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Duration: 12 months +
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Rate: £78ph Inside IR35 (SFIA 4 Qualification)
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Start Date: ASAP
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Hours: 37.5 per week
Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to join a high-profile Defence digital and transformation programme, working embedded directly within key client environments? This is a rare opportunity to be part of mission-critical national programmes where your delivery will directly support secure, complex, and large-scale defence capability transformation.
The Role
As a Project Manager, you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that may be co-located or distributed across multiple sites.
You will act as a trusted delivery lead, responsible for ensuring outcomes are delivered to time, cost, quality, and security requirements in a highly regulated environment.
You will also play a key role in shaping delivery approaches, improving capability, and embedding modern project delivery practices within client organisations.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead full project lifecycle delivery from initiation through to closure
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Manage and direct project teams across multi-site and hybrid environments
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Own delivery of contracted work to time, cost, quality and governance standards
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Manage stakeholder engagement at all levels, including senior client stakeholders
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Develop and maintain robust project plans, forecasts, budgets and delivery roadmaps
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Manage risk, issue and change control processes effectively
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Produce accurate financial reporting and delivery performance updates
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Support and enable Agile / Scrum delivery approaches where applicable
Skills & Experience Required
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APMP or PRINCE2 qualification (or equivalent project management certification)
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SFIA 4 Qualification
- Experience delivering projects through full lifecycle delivery
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Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum delivery methodologies (highly desirable)
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Proven ability to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams
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Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
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Experience using project management tools and delivery frameworks
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Excellent stakeholder engagement and client-facing communication skills
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Demonstrable ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk and change
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Strong financial governance and reporting experience
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Ability to operate in complex, fast-moving and regulated environments
Please note that this role requires an active UK Security Clearance!
If you are qualified and interested, please apply or [email protected]
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