Senior Project Manager (GDS) - 85k - 100k + bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday (option to buy up to 6 additional days) and more - Home-based with ad hoc to client

Are you looking for the next step in your career? Are you working in the public sector and want to make the jump to a consultancy? Do you want the opportunity to work on various large-scale projects?

Working for a well-known and reputable consultancy, you will be accountable for the delivery of large and complex projects and programmes of typically up to the value of 8m. You will be responsible for a defined set of clients and all the projects within that client’s account, ensuring client satisfaction, and that projects are delivered in adherence to the company and GDS quality assurance requirements. You will be responsible for ensuring projects make it through all stages of CDDO assessment so previous experience of end-to-end delivery if essential

In addition to working on large-scale government projects, you will have a personalised and tailored training and development plan to help you get where you want in your career, there is a lot of opportunity for growth and progression.

What will you be doing on a day-to-day?

• You will be accountable for the delivery of government projects up to 8m, ensuring they adhere to the agreed timelines and maintain a high standard of work
• Communicating with senior management to ensure the commercial management of the account
• Ensuring the project is adhering to GDS standards and best practice
• Oversee the overall performance of the project delivery work, ensuring the quality of all deliverables and compliances
• Ensuring the work being submitted meets the required company and GDS quality standards and promptly addressing any concerns

What experience and skills do you need?

• The ability to manage multidisciplinary teams of up to 12 people
• Detailed understanding of CDDO assessments and stage gates is essential
• Has successfully taken a UK Government Agency through at least 3 assessments, ideally through Alpha and Beta phase assessments.
• Demonstrable experience Managing large scale programmes / projects across a range of Central Government Agencies
• You must be able to manage stakeholders at all levels and have a clear level on communication
• SAFe / Scaled Agile Framework (or other) agile experience
• Knowledge and understanding of GDS (Government Digital Service) service standards and government Digital Delivery framework

This role is home-based and will be ad hoc travel to client sites.

Senior Project Manager (GDS) - 85k - 100k + bonus, private medical, life insurance, 25 days holiday (option to buy up to 6 additional days) and more - Home-based with ad hoc to client