Project Management Defence Infrastructure
HybridManchester, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Manage projects, programmes, or work streams at a level appropriate to your experience, helping clients clarify objectives, scope, and constraints to drive informed decisions. Translate operational needs into deliverable scope using requirements knowledge, developing proportionate options, delivery strategies, and business case inputs. Maintain alignment from original need through CADMID and the construction lifecycle while establishing governance and controls as certainty develops. Work autonomously to manage stakeholders, dependencies, interfaces, risks, and conflicting priorities, providing clear recommendations that maintain progress in environments with evolving requirements. Collaborate face-to-face with client teams and key stakeholders across the UK, including regular travel and overnight stays, to foster strong partnerships and deliver successful outcomes. Operate effectively across the full project lifecycle, adapting to changing priorities as projects mature from early definition through to delivery.
Required Qualifications
- SOLE UK National
- ability to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC)
- degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
- experience appropriate to the role
- relevant professional qualification with APM, PMI, PRINCE2 or an equivalent body, or evidence of working towards one
- Demonstrable project management experience, including successful work at pre-concept, concept or early definition stages
- Ability to work autonomously and maintain progress in environments with changing priorities, limited information and evolving requirements
- A working understanding of requirements development and management
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills
- Full project lifecycle awareness and the flexibility to operate in both early-stage and delivery environments
- regular UK travel and overnight stays
Desired Qualifications
- Already holding SC Clearance
- Experience in construction, infrastructure or another regulated or safety-critical environment (ie Nuclear)
- Knowledge or practical experience of NEC contracts and construction delivery
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