Project Manager - Cheltenham SFIA 4

Project Manager - Defence Digital & Major Programmes

• Location: Cheltenham (3-4 days per week on site)
• Duration: 12 months +
• Rate: £78ph Inside IR35 (SFIA 4 Qualification)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Hours: 37.5 per week

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to join a high-profile Defence digital and transformation programme, working embedded directly within key client environments? This is a rare opportunity to be part of mission-critical national programmes where your delivery will directly support secure, complex, and large-scale defence capability transformation.

The Role
As a Project Manager, you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that may be co-located or distributed across multiple sites.
You will act as a trusted delivery lead, responsible for ensuring outcomes are delivered to time, cost, quality, and security requirements in a highly regulated environment.
You will also play a key role in shaping delivery approaches, improving capability, and embedding modern project delivery practices within client organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full project lifecycle delivery from initiation through to closure
• Manage and direct project teams across multi-site and hybrid environments
• Own delivery of contracted work to time, cost, quality and governance standards
• Manage stakeholder engagement at all levels, including senior client stakeholders
• Develop and maintain robust project plans, forecasts, budgets and delivery roadmaps
• Manage risk, issue and change control processes effectively
• Produce accurate financial reporting and delivery performance updates
• Support and enable Agile / Scrum delivery approaches where applicable

Skills & Experience Required

• APMP or PRINCE2 qualification (or equivalent project management certification)
• SFIA 4 Qualification
• Experience delivering projects through full lifecycle delivery
• Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum delivery methodologies (highly desirable)
• Proven ability to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Experience using project management tools and delivery frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client-facing communication skills
• Demonstrable ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk and change
• Strong financial governance and reporting experience
• Ability to operate in complex, fast-moving and regulated environments

Please note that this role requires an active UK Security Clearance!
If you are qualified and interested, please apply or (url removed)