Project Manager

This contract with our defence client is for a Project Manager for 4 months based in Bristol, occasional travel to Portsmouth/ Hybrid.  

The principal duties will include:  

• Manage all aspects of a Category A the organisation's Programme from start up to Strategic Outline Case.  

• Coordinate Project Specialist approval activities and set priorities to align with project targets.  

• Responsible for ensuring the project objectives for schedule, cost, risk and quality are met.  

• Manage interdependencies and benefits.  

• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of all approval artefacts in conjunction with specialist subject matter experts.  

• Instruct, direct, mentor, and check the work of other team members.  

• Define and promote formal communication methods and establishing open and consistent communication within the team, with the PMO and management.  

• Prepare and present Stakeholder updates as required.

• Experience of leading Project Delivery in a DE&S environment.  

• UK MOD maritime experience, preferably torpedoes / submarine related.  

• Able to craft and own a detailed project plan.  

• Ability to deliver programme and project milestones against demanding performance, cost and time constraints  

• Comfort in working with minimal daily supervision to deliver key outputs.  

• Able to look ahead and anticipate challenges, craft solutions and resolve them, using the team to support.  

• Comfortable working in the Cat A project delivery environment, have an understanding of the assurance and scrutiny requirements required and able to work through delivery friction at pace.  

• Able to use in place IT systems to deliver effective compliant staff work that stands 2* scrutiny.  

• Managing Successful Programs (MSP).  

• APMP – Project Management.  

• PRINCE 2  

• APMP - Management of Risk (MoR)  

• They need either APMP or PRINCE 2, MSP would be a nice to have as would be MoR  

Top 3 essential criteria:  

1. Evidence of Cat A programme or project delivery in DE&S  

2. Evidence of leadership role played in delivering time critical milestones  

3. Evidence that they have worked in defence project delivery or in industry facing MOD within the last 3 months.  

Red flags  

• Long notice period