Job Description
Associate Project Manager
£390/day | Inside IR35 | BPSS Clearance Required
Hybrid – Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle (2 days/week on-site)
About the Role
We are recruiting an Associate Project Manager to join a high-profile digital transformation programme within a large central government department. Working within a dynamic, multi-team delivery environment, you will support the integration and delivery of complex technology products and services, driving successful outcomes across all stages of the development lifecycle.
This is a hands‑on delivery role where you will work closely with internal stakeholders, product owners, and external suppliers to ensure technology solutions are delivered to a high standard — on time, fit for purpose, and scalable for future use.
Key Responsibilities
- Support integration delivery activities across a project or series of work packages
- Drive and manage delivery outcomes across all stages of the development lifecycle
- Remove blockers related to technology and service delivery
- Create an environment where self‑organising teams can thrive
- Work with technical and security staff to specify, procure, develop and deploy services
- Support vendor assessment, selection and onboarding via structured procurement processes
- Shape solutions that balance short‑term delivery with long‑term flexibility and reusability
- Contribute to collaborative, cross‑team planning and prioritisation
- Demonstrate delivery discipline in a fast‑paced environment with competing demands
- Share best practice and contribute to the wider delivery community
Skills & Experience Required
- Demonstrable experience delivering technology products and integration services
- Proven ability to support large teams and manage challenging stakeholders
- Experience in multi‑team, portfolio delivery structures
- Ability to keep user needs at the centre of all technology delivery activity
- Experience working with Product Owners to define roadmaps and translate into user stories
- Ability to balance short‑ and longer‑term delivery demands with pragmatic risk management
- Confident applying both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Comfortable working in a fast‑moving, evolving environment
Clearance & Compliance
- BPSS clearance required (or willingness to undergo screening)
- This role is inside IR35
Interested?
If you have a strong delivery track record in public sector or complex technology environments and are available at short notice, we would love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
