Join us as a Project Manager with the Royal Navy

(Portsmouth, Hybrid, Full-time, Permanent)

About Capita

At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent across our business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever – and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.

About Royal Navy

Our work spans the breadth of the Defence enterprise, engages both the international and industrial environments and is continually evolving to meet the challenges of a changing world. The team prides itself on bringing people together to achieve remarkable things; seeing the bigger picture, identifying and seizing opportunities, thinking creatively to solve difficult issues and proactively helping Defence to understand and make choices.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative person to be at the forefront of change in one of the great Departments of State. We are delivering significant transformation in order to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure. New technology and the fast-evolving nature of the threats we face mean we must adapt, and adapt fast, and with the UK leaving the EU, the need for change is greater than ever.

The Role of a Project Manager

Your role as a PM covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project’s objectives. As a PM with the Royal Navy, you will support various Programme management office departments and workstreams.

The post holder will be the Senior PM to support the communications strategy of the Programme. You will be responsible for managing small to medium projects within the Royal Navy, due to the sensitive of the projects, we are happy to share further information around the projects and how we work at the interview stage.

Essential Criteria

Good knowledge and practical application of Project delivery methodologies Risk Management experience– project and operational. Understanding the principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of project budgets. Adaptability, business strategy, organisational and process design, procurement, presentations. Experience of delivering change through a project management lifecycle that could include Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid approaches.

Desirable:

Have a relevant project management qualification (example Prince 2) Have delivered projects in both a Waterfall and an Agile/ Hybrid manner, using project

management tools such as JIRA and MS Project.

Experience of delivering complex Business Change and IT delivery projects Desired Qualifications: Prince 2 practitioner Scrum Master (CSM)

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.

Please note successful applicants will be expected to go through vetting and Security Clearance