About this job
Senior
Project Manager / PMO Lead – Defence & Secure Government Programmes
Nottingham /
Hybrid / Location Independent
£65,000 - £75,000 + Excellent Benefits Package
Applause IT are
recruiting for a Senior Project Manager / PMO Lead to join a specialist
technology organisation delivering secure projects and programmes within
defence, cyber security and government environments.
This is a
senior delivery-focused position responsible for leading a portfolio of complex
customer projects across highly secure technical environments. The successful
candidate will play a key role in project governance, stakeholder management,
delivery assurance and PMO leadership whilst working closely with engineering
teams, customers and senior leadership.
The role would
suit an experienced Project Manager, Programme Manager or PMO Lead with a
strong background delivering projects into MOD, defence, government or
security-cleared environments.
Candidates
should be comfortable operating across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models
and have experience managing project risk, commercial considerations, customer
relationships and delivery governance within complex technical programmes.
The Role
- Lead the successful delivery of a portfolio of
secure customer projects
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks and
resources
- Drive strong governance, reporting and PMO best
practice across programmes
- Build and maintain effective customer and
stakeholder relationships
- Coordinate internal technical teams, third-party
suppliers and external stakeholders
- Support delivery within Secure by Design and
security-focused project environments
- Provide regular project updates and delivery
reporting to customers and senior management
- Identify and mitigate project risks and delivery
issues proactively
- Support continuous improvement across delivery and
PMO processes
- Contribute towards customer engagement and account
growth activities
Skills &
Experience Required
- Strong experience in Senior Project Management,
Programme Management or PMO leadership roles
- Previous experience delivering projects within MOD,
defence, government or highly secure environments
- Active SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain SC
Clearance highly desirable
- Strong understanding of governance, project
controls, RAID management and delivery assurance
- Experience delivering projects within technical or
software engineering environments
- Experience working with Secure by Design or
security-focused delivery frameworks
- Strong stakeholder and customer management
experience
- Commercial awareness with the ability to make sound
delivery decisions
- Experience across both Agile and Waterfall delivery
methodologies
- Strong working knowledge of project management
tools including Office 365 and Atlassian products
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
Desirable
Experience
- Defence technology or cyber security sector
experience
- Experience working with prime contractors or
government customers
- PRINCE2, MSP, Agile or similar project management
certifications
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or
programmes
What’s in it
for you?
- £65,000 - £75,000 salary
- Hybrid / flexible working
- Opportunity to work on secure defence and
government programmes
- Collaborative and technically focused environment
- Exposure to high-profile secure delivery projects
- Long-term career progression opportunities
This is an
excellent opportunity to join a growing specialist organisation delivering
impactful secure technology programmes within defence and government sectors.
If this role
sounds like a strong fit for your background, click APPLY NOW for immediate
consideration.
Senior
Project Manager / PMO Lead – Defence & Secure Government Programmes
Nottingham / Hybrid / Location Independent
£65,000 - £75,000 + Excellent Benefits Package
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