Senior Project Manager – Defence

Overview

In this role you will lead complex Defence infrastructure projects from planning through delivery, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and guiding multidisciplinary teams. You’ll shape programme priorities, governance and assurance in a secure environment, ensuring successful outcomes and alignment with objectives. You work closely with senior stakeholders across client, contractor and consultant organisations and drive governance, reporting and risk management. This is a strategic delivery role with a clear impact on national infrastructure and defence outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• hybrid working
• medical health cover
• life insurance
• pension scheme
• discretionary salary reviews

Responsibilities

• Direct complex construction and infrastructure project delivery, owning performance and client outcomes
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships across client, contractor and consultant organisations
• Oversee contractor activities, design coordination and resolution of technical, commercial, and programme issues
• Direct project reporting across cost, schedule, risk, performance, governance and executive updates
• Lead governance and assurance activities, gateway reviews, boards and approvals
• Oversee project controls, financial management, change control and risk management
• Direct verification and validation of outputs, including BIM/AIM, schedules and contractor deliverables
• Lead development of business cases, key project documents and approval submissions
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentorship to project teams and PMO colleagues

Key requirements

• NEC4 accreditation or strong practical NEC experience
• Membership of a professional body (APM, RICS or CIOB)
• Proven delivery of complex public sector projects (Defence, security, infrastructure, transport, healthcare or central government)
• Strong construction delivery across RIBA Stages 4 and 5
• Experience leading governance, assurance and project controls on major programmes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with senior levels
• Mentoring capability and ability to develop delivery teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and other PM tools
• Ability to obtain or hold relevant security clearance

• excellent communication
• leadership
• stakeholder management
• NEC4 contracts
• BIM/AIM
• GSL (governance and system leadership)

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