DV cleared Project Manager / Delivery Lead | National Security

Areti Group | B Corp™; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Flexitime & home working

Career coaching & training

Employee assistance programme

Social events & team days

Small-company culture

Job summary

Areti Group is seeking a Delivery Lead for national security software delivery in Cheltenham. The role is on-site as required, with flexitime and home working when possible, to turn ambitious ideas into operational capability.

You will lead multiple projects, blend traditional and Agile delivery methods, manage budgets and risks, and mentor engineering teams to deliver high-quality, secure software solutions for national security programmes.

Qualifications

• Delivery leadership experience on complex projects.
• Hands-on Agile experience, including Scrum involvement.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to forecast and manage risk.
• Experience with multiple delivery methods and scales.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple in-flight software projects to agreed cost, time, quality and scope.
• Combine traditional project management with Agile and scaled Agile delivery.
• Own the commercial side: budget tracking, forecasting and risk.
• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile / Scrum experience

Commercial awareness

Conflict resolution

Job description

DV cleared Project Manager? Lead software delivery on national security programmes in Cheltenham

Project Manager / Delivery Lead | National Security

Cheltenham | on site as required, flexitime and home working

We're partnering with a specialist software consultancy that builds mission-critical data and analytics solutions to keep the UK safe. They need a Delivery Lead to turn ambitious ideas into operational capability.

What you'll do:

• Lead multiple in-flight software projects to agreed cost, time, quality and scope
• Combine traditional project management with Agile and scaled Agile delivery
• Own the commercial side: budget tracking, forecasting and risk
• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams

What you'll bring:

• National security project delivery experience
• Hands-on Agile experience, including active involvement in Scrum
• Experience with several delivery methods
• Strong commercial awareness and conflict resolution skills

Why it's worth it:

• Autonomy to shape how projects are delivered and drive best practice
• Flexitime and home working where the work allows
• Your own career coach, external training and self-directed progression
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme, plus regular socials and team days
• A small-company culture with big-company backing