Introduction

Our client is a consultancy working in the Defence industry. They are looking for an experienced DV Cleared Project Manager to join on an initial 6-month contract in Corsham, to coordinate and track the delivery of outputs arising from an approved Business Case across multiple active workstreams. Apply Today !

Working Patterns: location - 4 days on-site initially (reducing to approx. 3 days Mon-Wed from July; Thursdays as required)

Key responsibilities

• Communicate with stakeholders to identify project requirements, delivery timelines and costs
• Coordinate and manage the delivery of outputs defined within an approved Business Case across multiple workstreams
• Deliver the project to the scope, time and cost parameters agreed with the client, to include:
• Preparing project plans to guide clients, staff members and project teams; which includes factoring in/liaising with business change and technical delivery;
• Revising project plans/budgets/resourcing as needed over the course of the project;
• Working with technical delivery/others as appropriate to prepare recommendations to the customer, and present to senior stakeholders for their consideration.
• Being responsible for the financial management of projects, including understanding of risk and cost mitigation for delivery. Ensuring projects are delivered within agreed budgets.
• Encouraging and facilitating continuous improvement of the delivery team.
• Develop excellent leadership, customer relations and communication skills to consult effectively with all project stakeholders
• Responsible for the performance of the team both from a customer deliverable perspective and from a commercial perspective.
• Have knowledge of key senior stakeholder relationships to cultivate and contribute to the achievement of the company strategy.

Skills & experience

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering within a Defence environment
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple workstreams against a defined set of outputs or deliverables
• Strong governance skills, project plans, reporting and scheduling
• Confident engaging with and reporting to senior stakeholders
• Familiarity with formal PM methodologies PRINCE2, MSP, Agile or similar