Project Manager

Anson McCade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade is seeking a Senior Project / Programme Manager to join a leading organisation delivering UK defence, security and justice programmes.

You will lead technology-enabled projects and major programmes, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing scope, budget, risks and schedules while driving transformation and governance.

You'll work in a complex environment, build strong relationships with clients and partners, and contribute to business cases and proposals to win future work.

Qualifications

• Proven Project or Programme Management experience within a technical delivery, consulting, professional services or industry environment.
• Demonstrable experience delivering technology-enabled projects or major programmes.
• Experience working within Defence, Security or Justice, with an understanding of the operational and stakeholder environment.
• Strong understanding of programme delivery across scope, budget, risk, dependencies, schedule and outcomes.
• Commercial awareness, including business case development, financial oversight, delivery risk, commercial constraints, supplier ecosystems and the bid lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technology-enabled projects and major programmes
• Manage project and programme delivery against scope, budget, risk, schedule and performance objectives
• Support the design, mobilisation and delivery of large-scale transformation programmes
• Coordinate business, technical and delivery teams across multidisciplinary environments
• Establish and maintain effective project, programme and portfolio governance
• Manage key delivery controls including planning, change management, RAID, progress reporting and financial controls
• Manage programme risks, dependencies, issues and outcomes
• Support digital transformation, operating model implementation, business analysis and agile delivery
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, clients, partners and delivery teams
• Support business case development, bidding, estimating and proposal activities
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
• Lead, motivate and develop project teams to deliver against challenging requirements

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Project / Programme Manager to join a leading organisation supporting the delivery of some of the UK’s most significant and complex programmes across the Defence, Security and Justice sectors.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a complex, technology-enabled environment, leading projects and programmes across digital transformation, operating model change, workforce transformation and large-scale technical delivery.

The opportunity:

• Lead complex technology-enabled projects and major programmes
• Manage project and programme delivery against scope, budget, risk, schedule and performance objectives
• Support the design, mobilisation and delivery of large-scale transformation programmes
• Coordinate business, technical and delivery teams across multidisciplinary environments
• Establish and maintain effective project, programme and portfolio governance
• Manage key delivery controls including planning, change management, RAID, progress reporting and financial controls
• Manage programme risks, dependencies, issues and outcomes
• Support digital transformation, operating model implementation, business analysis and agile delivery
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, clients, partners and delivery teams
• Support business case development, bidding, estimating and proposal activities
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
• Lead, motivate and develop project teams to deliver against challenging requirements

What we're looking for from you:

• Proven Project or Programme Management experience within a technical delivery, consulting, professional services or industry environment
• Demonstrable experience delivering technology-enabled projects or major programmes
• Experience working within Defence, Security or Justice, with an understanding of the operational and stakeholder environment
• Strong understanding of programme delivery across scope, budget, risk, dependencies, schedule and outcomes
• Commercial awareness, including business case development, financial oversight, delivery risk, commercial constraints, supplier ecosystems and the bid lifecycle