SC Cleared Project Manager - 12 Months in Birmingham

Energy Jobline CVL; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a 12-month public/health sector transformation, migrating from legacy monitoring to a modern observability platform across the estate. The role is 3 days a week onsite in Newcastle or Birmingham, working with a delivery lead and technical SMEs in a hybrid team.

UK government/public sector experience, strong PM track record, and SC clearance (or SC-eligibility) are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Public sector experience, UK government or health/public sector preferred.
• Experience delivering complex technical transformations and modernisation.
• Exposure to DevOps-focused delivery and ways of working.
• Strong project management track record with multi-stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run delivery for complex technical programmes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams with the delivery lead and SMEs.
• Balance agile delivery with commercial/contractual realities in a hybrid setup.

Skills

SC clearance

Public sector experience

Stakeholder coordination

Agile delivery

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 a delivery lead and technical SMEs/estimators supporting the PM.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.
:SC clearance(or at least SC-eligible) is strongly , 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