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Principal Project Manager – Defence, MoD, Government
Salary: £60K‑£75K plus pension, medical, life assurance and many other benefits. Location: Portsmouth, Hybrid role.
Our client is a rapidly expanding technical consultancy renowned for their reputation and keen ability to understand and meet customer requirements effectively. Their team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, end-to-end consultancy services, ranging from risk and investment analysis to P3M. They operate across multiple sectors including defence, nuclear and space.
They are looking for an experienced, highly motivated, customer‑facing Principal Project Manager with a strong background within the Defence sector. Candidates should come from a technical consultancy background with strong bid management experience and possess strong communication, interpersonal skills and line management experience.
The Principal Project Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end project and programme management services to clients. You will work closely with stakeholders, project teams and account leads to ensure successful delivery of projects and initiatives that align with business objectives. A key element of the role is leading bid delivery and supporting the management process.
Qualifications / Experience Required for Role of Principal Consultant P3MO
* APM or equivalent project management qualifications with substantial knowledge of agile project management.
* Be educated to degree level and/or have equivalent relevant experience.
* A technically astute, highly experienced Programme / Project Manager with significant demonstrable experience operating in a range of project environments of varying scales.
* Evidence of continuous professional development in project management.
* Significant, demonstrable skills in stakeholder management including influencing, negotiating and conflict management.
* Demonstratable experience and capability in writing proposals and coordinating bid management activity.
* Previous experience managing multiple concurrent technical projects through the full lifecycle simultaneously.
* Strong communication, presentation and written skills.
* Represent the company in client‑facing roles, maintaining high standards of professionalism and delivery excellence.
* Supporting framework proposal & refreshes – monitoring frameworks for opportunities, advising relevant stakeholders of opportunities and working with Account Manager to support bid/no bid meetings.
Ability to travel and work from client sites across the UK, predominantly South of the UK and London, as required; may also be required to travel worldwide on an occasional basis.
Experience working in a consultancy environment or with defence/government clients.
Other Requirements
* Current SC or DV Clearance – UK Security Clearance.
Keywords – Project Manager, Defence, MoD, Bid Management, Bids, Proposals, APM, Management Consultancy, Technical Consultancy, Mangement Consultants.
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