Project Manager - WFH / Corsham - Duration 15months - Rate c£522/day umbrella

Key Words / Skills: Project Manager, MOD, Defence, Communication Systems, Procurement, Prince 2, Agile, APM, DV, SC Cleared, Security Clearance, BRITISH NATIONAL ONLY.

 

 

Overview:

Wilde Recruitment Ltd are working along side the MOD in order to recruit an experienced Project Manager to work on a 15 month contract WFH / Corsham.

As a Project Manager your responsibilities and duties will include:

The role of the Project Manager is to lead / manage the project and the project team on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the

delivery of the project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. The Project Manager has a key role in

project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.

Specifically:

Manage the in-service performance and continuous improvement of 3 live communication systems. Work to be based at MOD Corsham but require regular visits to sites around mainland UK. Activities include:

o Maintain project schedule and risk register

o Monitor contractor performance against routine services and delivery of change tasks.

o Conduct periodic compliance audits at contractor sites

o Provide monthly performance reports to key stakeholders

o Oversee problem and issue management

o Assure and receipt for contractor deliveries

o Manage the project budget (c. £12M pa)

o Capture, clarify, contract and monitor delivery of change tasks (continuous improvement)

o Plan activities to address equipment obsolescence

o Lead the negotiation and transition management for a follow-on support contract

 

Due to security and information access restriction, the role is only open to a sole BRITISH national with active DV clearance.

 

Must be sole UK National. Experience required in project management, procurement of contractor logistic support and contract management.

Knowledge required of military communication systems.

 

Typical Qualifications & Professional Memberships

• PRINCE2 Foundation

• Agile Project Management Foundation

• PRINCE2 Practitioner

• Agile Project Management Practitioner

• APM Project Fundamentals

• APM Project Management Qualification

 

Candidate:

You will be an experienced Project Manager.

Must be a British National.

Security Cleared.

 

To discuss this vacancy please contact: James Walker or Mike Kelly

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

 

Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there.