Project Manager - SC Cleared

Summary: The Project Manager role requires an SC Cleared professional to join a global IT consultancy focused on digital transformation for the MoD. The position involves clarifying business requirements, managing project plans, and leading a team to ensure effective resource allocation and adherence to processes. Strong communication skills and project delivery experience are essential for success in this role. The working arrangement is hybrid, allowing for a blend of on-site and remote work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clarify and document business requirements in order to ensure project plans are comprehensive, realistic and in line with objectives.
• Develop projections for capital and/ expense resource planning in order to advise management on budgetary issues.
• Assess business prospects in line with policies and procedures in order to ensure they are accurately documented and represented in project plans.
• Communicate project plans and progress across the business in order to ensure all stakeholders are briefed and up to date.
• Summarise salient planning and schedule progress in order to provide advice and make recommendations for consideration by the senior levels within organisation.
• Lead and develop a team of people, delivering a project office management service or a small project team in order to ensure work is resourced and allocated effectively and that processes are adhered to.

Key Skills:

• Appropriate industry Degree/ Qualification or equivalent or relevant experience.
• Typically meets the associate membership requirements of a professional body e.g. (ACostE/ MAPM/ PMI, Association of Proposal Management Professionals).
• Knowledge of techniques and procedures gained through training including: EVM Standard Theory & Network Planning, Design lifecycle and technology within Leonardo products.
• Project delivery experience.
• Ability to communicate concepts in a nontechnical way.
• Demonstrated Experience using process skills such as EVM, CPA & Risk/ Opportunity management.
• Typically meets the knowledge and experience competency levels of Project Manager (intermediate) or PMO Specialist as defined by the APM Competency Framework.

Salary (Rate): £600 per day

City: Reading

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Project Manager - SC Cleared

Rate: £550 - £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Location: Reading - hybrid working pattern

Clearance: SC Clearance required

You will join a global IT consultancy bringing digital transformation to the MoD.

The role:

• Clarify and document business requirements in order to ensure project plans are comprehensive, realistic and in line with objectives.
• Develop projections for capital and/ expense resource planning in order to advise management on budgetary issues.
• Assess business prospects in line with policies and procedures in order to ensure they are accurately documented and represented in project plans.
• Communicate project plans and progress across the business in order to ensure all stakeholders are briefed and up to date.
• Summarise salient planning and schedule progress in order to provide advice and make recommendations for consideration by the senior levels within organisation.
• Lead and develop a team of people, delivering a project office management service or a small project team in order to ensure work is resourced and allocated effectively and that processes are adhered to.

Your skills and experience:

• Appropriate industry Degree/ Qualification or equivalent or relevant experience.
• Typically meets the associate membership requirements of a professional body e.g. (ACostE/ MAPM/ PMI, Association of Proposal Management Professionals).
• Knowledge of techniques and procedures gained through training including: EVM Standard Theory & Network Planning, Design lifecycle and technology within Leonardo products.
• Project delivery experience.
• Ability to communicate concepts in a nontechnical way.
• Demonstrated Experience using process skills such as EVM, CPA & Risk/ Opportunity management.
• Typically meets the knowledge and experience competency levels of Project Manager (intermediate) or PMO Specialist as defined by the APM Competency Framework

Desirable:

• Experience managing subcontractors and third-party suppliers.
• Knowledge of IT Service Management frameworks.
• PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
• Experience with process design, process management and governance