Senior Project Manager-Defence

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Project Manager in the Defence sector, where you will lead exciting projects that leverage cutting-edge technology. This role offers the flexibility of hybrid working, allowing you to choose between office and home environments. You will be responsible for high-level planning and ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards. Enjoy a supportive culture that values continuous learning and personal development, with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. This is your chance to make a significant impact while enjoying a competitive salary and impressive benefits.

Benefits

Flexi-time

Hybrid working

Learning & Development budget

Monthly social events

Matched pension

Healthcare package

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise-level IT projects in Defence.
• Strong understanding of DecSecOps and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects within agreed cost, timescale, and quality.
• Manage relationships with customers and provide leadership.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

DecSecOps

Budget Tracking

Risk Management

Job description

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CACI Ltd

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28.04.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Project Manager (Defence)

Bristol, UK ● Corsham, UK Req #997 16 February 2025

About us:

We are the Information Intelligence Group (IIG) of CACI UK, a specialist software consultancy providing bespoke solutions to solve complex operational problems. Due to some exciting growth within our Defence business, we are interested in speaking with an experienced Project Manager to join one of our live projects within our Defence Team.

Role Location:

You can work from any of our 6 offices in the UK (including Bristol, Cheltenham & London) or from home, you decide. The role will however require you to be 2-3 days per week onsite at Corsham with the customer at Corsham.

The Opportunity:

As an experienced Senior Project Manager, you will be working within our Defence team, taking delivery responsibilities for a new large technology refresh project. You will be responsible for high-level planning, project deliverables, and ensuring high-quality levels are maintained from both a project and people perspective. Other typical responsibilities include:

1. Responsibility for the delivery of the project or services to the agreed cost, timescale, quality, and scope.
2. Managing relationships and engagement with customers and partners.
3. Providing leadership to the team.
4. Providing oversight for the delivery of supplier partners and resolving issues as they arise.
5. Communicating and facilitating in diverse situations with stakeholders and key customers.
6. Adopting appropriate delivery methods and tools.
7. Constantly reviewing progress and tailoring delivery methods to the specific delivery.
8. Reporting on the project and issue escalation.
9. Becoming an active participant in the CACI delivery community, sharing best practices, supporting & mentoring others, and continually improving our delivery processes.

The Fit:

Our Project Managers have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, so we want our team to have a proactive and can-do attitude to their work. We are passionate about technology and pride ourselves on keeping up with emerging technologies and delivery best practices, so it is important that you enjoy learning and continuous improvement.

For our current requirement, we are looking for someone with:

1. Experience delivering enterprise-level IT projects within the Defence Sector.
2. Strong understanding of DecSecOps.
3. Strong stakeholder engagement skills able to manage senior defence customer relationships and handle difficult situations/resolve conflict.
4. Project commercial awareness, such as budget tracking, risk management, and forecasting.
5. Ability to build and maintain high-performing teams.

Due to the industries we work in, we require the successful candidate to be able to obtain high-level security clearance. To qualify for this, you must be a British citizen and have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years.

Why work for us?

IIG has the culture and feel of a small business, paired with the benefits of our position in a much larger organization. The Senior Project Manager role is an excellent opportunity, and CACI rewards their staff well with a competitive salary and impressive benefits package which includes:

• Flexi-time: hours to structure how you want.
• Hybrid working: Work from one of our offices or from home - you choose.
• L&D: Budget for conferences, training courses, and other materials.
• Social: Fantastic culture with monthly social events.
• Future You: Matched pension and healthcare package.

We offer a great L&D package including 5 days external training, a career coach, and guilds to share innovation and learning. We also offer self-directed career progression that fosters opportunities for success for us and our business.

We take great pride in taking care of our talent, providing a highly dynamic, inclusive, and team-led environment where everyone can thrive.

Equal Opportunities:

CACI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favourably due to ethnic origin, age, gender, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will;

• Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process when requested (contact a member of the recruitment team on 02076026000 to discuss individual requirements further).
• Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.

Our people are unique, and we encourage and support them to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.

Other details

• Pay Type: Salary
• Location: Bristol, UK; Corsham, UK