Project Support

GardPass Consulting; Corsham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GardPass Consulting is seeking an experienced Project/Programme Manager to lead complex IS projects within a Defence CIS environment at Corsham, UK. The role requires active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET clearance and extensive experience in Agile/PRINCE2 and risk-led delivery.

You will coordinate roadmap meetings, manage budgets, and ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes while supporting the NCIA Liaison Officer at MOD Corsham and driving knowledge handovers at contract completion.

Qualifications

• Must hold active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET clearance (or equivalent).
• At least 10 years’ delivery experience in Defence CIS projects.
• Proven track record delivering project/programme/portfolio management with Agile and PRINCE2.
• Strong ability to produce focussed programme plans with risk management.
• Good financial acumen; experience with budget management.
• Experience in IS development including requirements capture and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with static/mobile IS in dynamic environments.
• Understanding security and comms requirements in system design.
• Experience with Agile and SAFe methodologies.
• Service transition and service management experience.
• Nationality of a NATO country is required.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project roadmap meetings with Project Manager and stakeholders; update sprint deliverables for consistency and traceability.
• Provide weekly progress, priorities, dependencies, risks and issues summaries.
• Provide on-site support for Q3/Q4 2026 sprint meetings and project support meetings at MoD Corsham.
• Maintain and update project tasking, progress reporting, comments, risks and issues.
• Use project documentation as repository and planning tool.
• Establish and maintain project documentation as needed.
• Support NCIA Liaison Officer (LO) at MOD Corsham, on-site or remotely as agreed.
• Assist knowledge handover sessions before contract completion to ensure continuity and long-term sustainability.

Skills

Security clearance

CIS Delivery

PMO/Portfolio Mgmt

Agile methodologies

PRINCE2

Risk management

Budget management

Requirements capture

IS development

Static/Deployable IS

Security & Communications

SAFe

Service transition

Service management

NATO nationality

English proficiency

MoD knowledge

Networked C2 systems

Job description

Start date, Clearance & Location

Start date: Negotiable
Clearance: NATO Cosmic Top Secret - DV Clearance (or Equivalent)
Location: Corsham, United Kingdom

Duties & Role

• Active participation in the Project roadmap meeting with the Project Manager, the NCIA LO and the GBR Project Sponsor Review and update sprint planning within Project deliverables with the aim of achieving consistency and traceability of the sprint-based development period.
• Weekly updates summarizing the progress, priorities, dependencies and risks/issues identified
• On-site support to Q3 / Q4 2026 sprint meetings and project support meetings as directed by the Project Manager / NCIA LO at MoD Corsham
• Maintain and update the project tasking, including progress reporting, comments, risk identification, and issue tracking.
• Use project documentation as the depository and planning tool.
• Where required establish and maintain project documentation.
• Support the embedded NCIA Liaison Officer (LO) at MOD Corsham, either remotely of via onsite participation. (The degree of hybrid working is to be agreed between the Contractor and the NCIA LO.)
• Support formal knowledge handover sessions prior to contract completion to ensure continuity, maintainability, and long-term sustainability of the delivered tasks.

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
• Essential: At least 10 years of professional experience in the Communication Information & Systems (CIS) Delivery within the Defence environment;
• Essential: Proven track record of Project/Programme/Portfolio management leading complex IS projects including the application of these skills to broader business and using Agile methodologies and the PRINCE2 method
• Essential: Production of focussed programme plans including using risk management to solve potential problems. Prioritising resources to ensure delivery is both on time and to budget.
• Essential: Good financial acumen. Using budget management as a key enabler to focus programme delivery.
• Information Systems development including: Detailed requirements capture, documentation and acceptance criteria definition.
• Development of static and mobile IS in a rapidly changing environment.
• Understanding of Security and Communications requirements on system design.
• Use of Agile and SAFe methodologies.
• Service transition and Service Management.
• Contractor must posess the nationality of one of the NATO nations.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Highly Desirable: Proven knowledge of UK MOD National Armaments Director Group – Digital & Data.
• Highly Desirable: Experienced in the design, delivery and service management of networked static/deployable command and control systems.
• Desirable: Practical experience in the operational or technical use of CIS systems and software supported by NCI Agency utilized within GBR.