Project Manager

Project Manager – Corsham – 6 Month Contract (40 hours per week) – £546 – £646 per day Inside IR35 – DV Cleared

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.

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

The Key Responsibilities of a Project Manager:

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.

Below is a list of Key Skills required for a Project Manager, however you will not be expected to have everything:

Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering within a Defence or Government 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

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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You will be required to hold a minimum of DV clearance. If you do not hold an active DV clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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