DV Cleared Project Manager

Gold Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group in Cheltenham is seeking a DV Cleared Project Manager to join our Cyber & Intelligence delivery team. The role is on-site three days a week, with a salary of £70,000–£86,000 plus benefits. You will lead high-impact IT/cyber projects within government environments, ensuring milestones, budgets and quality targets are met.

The ideal candidate holds current DV clearance and has proven delivery management experience in government or MOD contexts, using PRINCE2/Agile/APM/MSP frameworks.

Qualifications

• Current DV Security Clearance.
• Proven project or delivery management experience.
• Experience in UK Government or MOD environments (PRINCE2/Agile/APM/MSP).
• Experience delivering IT/software/cyber projects in government or similar environments.
• Experience delivering to time, budget and quality within time-and-material or fixed-price contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to deliver outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to project teams with strong governance and decision-making.
• Design project structure, delivery methodologies and manage transitions between phases.
• Develop budgets, plans and business cases with clear reporting of performance and progress.
• Build high-performing teams and manage resource requirements and recruitment where needed.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and senior-level engagement.
• Identify, monitor and report risks and issues, driving mitigation and escalation.
• Support governance and assurance processes, including gateway reviews and change-control mechanisms.

Skills

Project management

DV clearance

Stakeholder management

Governance and reporting

Job description

Role: DV Cleared Project Manager

Location: Cheltenham - 3 days/week on-site

Salary: £70,000 - £86,000 + benefits

DV Cleared Project Manager needed to join our client, an established defence engineering firm based in Cheltenham.

The Project Manager will join the UK Cyber & Intelligence business. The teams combines modern software‑engineering practices with deep Defence and national‑security expertise. You'll play a key role in delivering complex, sensitive and high‑impact technology projects that support customers through ambitious digital transformation.

You must currently hold the highest level of UK Government security clearance.

What the role of the Project Manager entails:

Some of the main duties of the Project Manager will include:

• Leading projects to deliver agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
• Providing day‑to‑day leadership to the project team, ensuring effective decision‑making and strong management controls.
• Designing the project structure, setting appropriate delivery methodologies and managing transitions between phases.
• Developing and maintaining business cases, budgets and project plans, ensuring performance and progress are clearly reported.
• Building and developing high‑performing teams, identifying resource requirements and supporting recruitment where required.
• Managing stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and senior-level engagement.
• Identifying, monitoring and reporting risks and issues, driving mitigation and escalation where appropriate.
• Supporting governance and assurance processes, including gateway reviews and change‑control mechanisms.

What experience you need to be the successful Project Manager:

• Current DV Security Clearance
• Proven experience in project or delivery management roles with strong evidence of collaborative working.
• Experience with UK Government or MOD environments, including PRINCE2, Agile, APM or MSP frameworks.
• Recent experience delivering IT, software or cyber projects within Government or similar complex organisations.
• Experience delivering to time, budget and quality within T&M and fixed‑price contracts.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across specialist teams.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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