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Senior Project Manager - Defence

Derby, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2025-12-23 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior Project Manager supporting high-profile client project delivery in the Defence sector through planning, monitoring, and strategic alignment.

Role type

Senior IC Project Manager (Defence)

Builds

Defence sector projects and programmes

Domain

Defence / Professional Services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

project planning, scope definition, stakeholder management, schedule development, cost management, change management, business case preparation, gateway reviews, KPI monitoring

Preferred skills

MAPM membership, Security Clearance, Managing Successful Programmes (APMP), Certified Project Management Associate, PRINCE2 Practitioner

Technologies

none stated

Responsibilities

Influence and support client project delivery through planning, monitoring, and controlling; Interact with the project team to define and interrogate scope of work; Champion programme and project delivery strategies; Develop and update detailed schedules, cost information, and remedial actions; Prepare Business Cases and obtain approvals; Carry out Gateway reviews; Maintain timely and effective change management processes; Prepare regular status reports and dashboards; Monitor and advise on project KPIs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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