SC Cleared Project Manager - 12 Months

Opus Recruitment Solutions; North East; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Project Manager for a 12-month contract in the UK health/public sector. The role is 3 days a week onsite in Newcastle or Birmingham, with hybrid Agile delivery and T&M/SoW considerations.

The successful candidate will lead complex transformation programs, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, work with a delivery lead and SMEs, and prefer SC clearance or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Public sector experience, ideally UK government / health.
• Experience delivering complex transformations across multi-system environments.
• Experience managing technical transformation and modernization projects.
• DevOps delivery understanding, tooling and processes.
• Proven track record in complex project management.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• BPSS acceptable for non-production work.
• SC clearance preferred; priority to SC-eligible candidates.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in hybrid Agile environment with Scrum/Kanban ceremonies.
• Balance Agile and contract/SoW constraints in delivery.
• Work as a T-shaped consultant across activities within the account.
• Operate with Newcastle core team as primary location; Birmingham travel as needed.
• Collaborate with a delivery lead and technical SMEs rather than sole lead.

Skills

Public sector experience

Complex transformation delivery

DevOps understanding

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Multidisciplinary team work

BPSS acceptable

SC clearance preferred

Java/Spring Boot awareness

Tools

Java/Spring Boot

Job description

£425 Inside ir35 SC Cleared Project Manager 12 Months 3 Days a week onsite in Newcastle or Birmingham

text: Large UK health/public sector client

Experience & Domain

• Public sector experience – ideally UK government / health & public sector.
• Complex transformation delivery: Comfort operating in complex, multi-system environments.
• Experience managing technical transformation and modernisation work (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 understand DevOps-focused delivery, tooling, and ways of working.
• Strong project management track record: Planning and running delivery for complex technical programmes.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholders.
• Working closely with a delivery lead and technical SMEs rather than being the sole lead.
• Baseline: BPSS is acceptable, especially for non-production work.
• Preferred: SC clearance (or at least SC-eligible) is strongly preferred, particularly as the PM’s remit and exposure grow. Client will prioritise candidates with existing SC if possible.

Ways of Working

• Comfortable operating in a hybrid model: Agile ways of working (scrum/kanban, ceremonies) “as agile as possible”. But also able to handle T&M / SoW constraints and bring Agile + commercial/contractual realities together.
• Able to work within consulting‑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).