Project Manager - Remote Working

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities would be: 

• Support the delivery of the project’s objectives.
• Develop, maintain and document appropriate plans and controls for the project in line with the change lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
• Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information.
• Ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently.
• Manage Issues, Risks, Assumptions and Dependencies and other controls.
• Responsible for identifying, developing and deploying resources.
• Manage workforce planning, providing information for effective decision making to the Project Manager.
• Build professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Draft and sign-off correspondence.
• Monitor project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of the business case.
• Work with risk managers to manage potential risk areas, escalating as appropriate.

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Project Delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement
• AMP or MSP Qualification

Desirable Criteria: 

• MoD experience
• Tech/Digital experience

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and get in touch.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.