SC Cleared Project Manager - 12 Months

Opus Recruitment Solutions; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a SC-cleared Project Manager for a 12-month transformation programme. The role is 3 days per week onsite, with primary location in Newcastle and a secondary site in Birmingham, supporting a public sector client.

You will lead complex technical delivery, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and work with agile and DevOps practices under a delivery lead with subject-matter experts.

Qualifications

• Public sector experience, ideally UK government/health & public sector.
• SC clearance strongly preferred; BPSS acceptable for non-production work.
• Strong track record delivering complex technical transformation programmes.
• Experience with DevOps-focused delivery and tooling.
• Comfort working in a hybrid Agile environment with Scrum/Kanban ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a complex transformation to migrate observability platforms across the estate (e.g., Dynatrace).
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage stakeholders under the delivery lead.
• Ensure delivery aligns with T&M/SoW constraints and commercial realities.
• Operate within UK public sector context and security requirements (BPSS/SC).

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

SC clearance awareness

Delivery coordination

Job description

£425 Inside ir35

SC Cleared Project Manager

12 Months

3 Days a week onsite in Newcastle or Birmingham

text:Large UKhealth/public sectorclient

Project:Transforming the client'sobservability/monitoring platform- migrating from a legacy monitoring solution to a modern observability platform (e.g. Dynatrace) across the estate.

Team Model:Multidisciplinary, hybrid-delivery team with adelivery leadandtechnical SMEs/estimatorssupporting the PM.Experience & Domain

Public sector experience- ideally UK government / health & public sector.

Complex transformation delivery:

Comfort operating incomplex, multi-system environments.

Experience managingtechnical transformationandmodernisationwork (e.g. retiring legacy stacks, upgrading Java/Spring Boot, large-scale tech refresh).

Exposure to DevOps environments:

Doesn't have to be hands-on engineer, but should understandDevOps-focused delivery, tooling, and ways of working.

Strong project management track record:

Planning and running delivery for complex technical programmes.

Coordinatingmultidisciplinary teamsand managing stakeholders.

Working closely with adelivery leadand technical SMEs rather than being the sole lead.

Baseline:BPSS is acceptable, especially for non-production work.

Preferred:SC clearance(or at leastSC-eligible) is strongly preferred, particularly as the PM's remit and exposure grow. Client will prioritise candidates withexisting SCif possible.Ways of Working

Comfortable operating in ahybrid model:

Agile ways of working (scrum/kanban, ceremonies) “as agile as possible”.

But also able to handleT&M / SoW constraintsand bringAgile + commercial/contractualrealities together.

Able to work withinconsulting-style expectations:

“T-shaped consultant” mindset - some flexibility to stretch across activities and adapt to different demands within the account.

Primary location:Newcastle(core team is Newcastle-based).

Secondary location:Birmingham(some core team members there; they travel to Newcastle roughly every three weeks)