Project Manager (Government and Defence)

Project Manager (Government and Defence)

Location: Hybrid (London or Cheltenham) with travel to QA sites when required.

Responsible for ensuring project objectives are achieved within agreed timescales and budget, while maintaining quality measures.

Key Responsibilities

• Successful delivery of medium to large complex learning and engagement programmes.
• Work closely with client stakeholders and consultants or SMEs to scope objectives, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, assumptions, risks and quality acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain project tools and documents, including project plan, RAID log and RACI.
• Support programme resourcing by defining content expertise and managing briefing processes.
• Manage operational risk within sensible parameters, escalating risks and issues when necessary; organise and run SteerCo when risks are many or high.
• Manage a complex network of client stakeholders, internal and external resources and external suppliers across project workstreams.
• Track and manage project budget within agreed parameters; understand and use project tolerances where needed.
• Provide ongoing direction, support and motivation of the project team to deliver quality continuity.

Required Experience

• Fully familiar with project lifecycle and methodologies and hold an industry recognised qualification such as PRINCE2 or APMG PMQ.
• Minimum of five years managing complex projects for a range of clients; experienced in producing and managing project tools and documentation.
• Ability to work in both agile and classic waterfall environments.
• Experience in complex scheduling of project resources.
• Experience in effectively managing or mitigating against risk.
• Experience in communicating complex issues at various stakeholder levels, including C‑suite.
• Proven experience influencing stakeholders to drive change successfully.
• Willingness to travel for client or internal meetings.
• Willingness to undergo security clearance for government programmes.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus bank holidays.
• Holiday buying scheme.
• Medicash plan, Wellhub, cycle to work scheme.
• Private medical insurance at corporate rates.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Employee discounts via Benefit Hub.
• Three development days.
• Two charity days per year.
• Pension scheme.
• Early Friday finish at 4pm.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal‑opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity and welcome applications from all candidates, supporting career growth for everyone.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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