Senior Project Manager - SC Cleared

Defence iQ; Romsey; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is seeking a Senior Project Manager - SC Cleared. This role involves managing complex projects within the UK Ministry of Defence, requiring strong leadership and project management skills. The successful candidate will have experience in strategic program management and a solid track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of project and portfolio management.
• Experience with the UK Ministry of Defence preferred.
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Consistently execute contracts to schedule, cost, and quality.
• Manage external customers and stakeholders effectively.
• Identify and manage risks associated with projects.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Project Management

Agile

Scrum

Education

APM, PMI, Prince2 qualifications

APM PMQ qualified or equivalent

Job description

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This role will be supporting B1, HALO, SERPENS, Product Bids and other Projects within Survivability LoB

• This opportunity requires experience of working with the UK Ministry of Defence, preferably taking a leading role delivering framework / product projects.
• The ideal candidate will be accustomed to working with different levels of an organisation and will have experience of strategic programme and project management, setting direction and gaining senior buy-in to deliver successful outcomes for customers.
• You will achieve success by using modern, effective Project Management techniques, taking a leading role in your own professional and personal development.
• Working closely with the relevant Campaign Manager to balance resources and risks to achieve revenue and cash targets in line with the business strategy and priorities.
  
  

Primary Job Purpose

• Consistently execute contracts fully to schedule, cost, and quality
• Professionally interface-to and manage external Customers, Subcontractors and Partners, and internal Business Functions (balancing the needs of the business and the needs of stakeholders)
• Create trusted and enduring relationships, building value for both the customer and Roke.
• Plan for and successfully mobilise contracts.
• Identify, prioritise and mitigate/manage risks & issues associated with bidding & delivery.
• Bid with confidence; knowing schedule, cost & quality factors are fully considered.
• Report/forecast accurately against key performance measures/indicators (KPIs)
• Continually improve delivery capability in parallel to bids & contracts
• To ensure all projects within your portfolio are delivered as per contractual requirements, on time, to quality and cost. This will include the need to act in the capacity of a Project Manager on specific projects within the portfolio.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Building and actively managing project teams
• Successfully deliver bids and contracts to target schedule, cost and quality levels; this means fully understanding the governing contract and delivering it on time and in full (OTIF)
• Identifying, prioritising and actively managing risks & issues associated with bids & live contracts; includes appropriate and timely escalation.
• Providing timely and accurate forecast information and project reporting, managing both internal and external stakeholders expectations as appropriate
• Ensuring all project artefacts (both deliverable & non-deliverable) are appropriately controlled and produced to a high standard, in-line with Roke's QMS - includes plans, estimates, specifications, architecture & design documents, software, test plans & results, manufacturing data, etc
  
  

Skills Required

• The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of Portfolio Management
• Appropriate Project Management qualifications (e.g., APM, PMI, Prince2)
• SAFe/ Agile qualifications
• APM PMQ qualified or equivalent or working towards a qualification
• Experience in either products and product development or research and consultancy.
• Experience in delivering IT delivery projects using agile principles and methods.
• Knowledge of Scrum
• Behaviourally - this is key. Must be able to fit in, negotiate and talk openly with all stakeholders.
• Technically - experience of working within a complex, multi team environment and the processes of such

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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