Project Manager - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Security Cleared Jobs

Description

Project Manager

Location: Cheltenham - 3 days onsite

Duration: 12 Months

Clearance: Applicants must currently hold the highest level of UK Government security clearance "Green badge". This position does not support UKSV/MOD clearances.

Skills and experience

A working knowledge and demonstrable experience in all or some of the following areas:

• APMP or Prince2 qualified
• Practical experience of Agile / Scrum would be highly desirable
• Experience of leading and motivating teams towards successful delivery
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Excellent analytical skills
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Customer Focused; delivers a high level of customer services to our external and internal customers
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• The ability to manage all aspects of project delivery including forecasting, planning, risk and change management and financial reporting
• An ability to communicate in written and verbal form with people at every level
• Responsibilities
• You will be responsible for managing projects and directing project teams
• As a project manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end project management lifecycle using it to ensure your projects meet the needs of your clients and our needs.
• In your role you will be responsible for the delivery of our contracted work to time, cost and quality.
• Being able to engage with a broad range of stakeholders, and possessing the skills needed to consult with your clients, is essential to this role.
• You will uphold the highest standards of integrity and show a commitment to our Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda.
• As an individual The right candidate will also:
• Have excellent communication, listening, stakeholder management and influencing skills. You'll be able to manage client relationships, engage constructively with multiple stakeholders and lead delivery teams.
• Enjoy turning your hand to new challenges and will be keen to learn, whilst also wanting to support others within our diverse multi-disciplinary teams. You must also be able to successfully manage the commercial and quality performance of projects and proactively deploy a range of techniques to control delivery, cost, manage risk and change.
• Experience of leading and directing teams and resources. Able to motivate self and teams, deal with conflict and create a collaborative team culture to meet client requirements.
• A strong element of a client relationship management and people leadership. Excellent communication skills.

These are business-critical positions and we are looking to arrange interviews as soon as possible. To be considered please apply directly or contact me via email at