Agile Project Manager in Manchester

CACI Information Intelligence Group (IIG) are trusted partners to the UK Government and industry; we design and deliver mission critical data management and analytics software to keep the UK safe and secure. We work with the newest technologies, in a highly dynamic working environment that challenges and nurtures great talent. CACI IIG is both a professional services and product business focused on five vertical markets – Defence, National Security, Critical National Infrastructure, Central Government and Law Enforcement.

We have the culture and feel of a small business, paired with the benefits of our position in a much larger organisation.

The Opportunity:

As an experienced Agile Project Manager / Delivery Lead, you will be working within our Central Government team, taking delivery responsibilities for a large and complex in-flight technology project (software). You will be responsible for planning, tracking, and reporting on all project matters, ensuring high quality levels are maintained from both a project and people perspective. Other typical responsibilities include:

• Managing relationships and engagement with customers and partners.
• Responsibility for the delivery of IT Software projects to the agreed cost, timescale, quality, and scope.
• Using a mix of traditional project management and agile delivery skills.
• Providing leadership to the team.
• Communicate and facilitate in diverse situations with stakeholders and key customers.
• Adopting appropriate delivery methods and tools, including agile & scaled agile.
• Constantly reviewing progress and tailoring delivery methods to the specific delivery.
• Reporting on the project and issue escalation.
• Become an active participant in the CACI delivery community, sharing best practice, supporting & mentoring others, and looking to continually improve our delivery processes.

The Fit:

Our Project Managers / Delivery Leads have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, so we want our team to have a proactive and can-do attitude to their work. We are passionate about technology and pride ourselves on keeping up with emerging technologies and delivery best practice, so it is important that you enjoy learning and continuous improvement. For our current requirement, we are looking for someone with:

• Experience supporting projects with large government agencies or similar type organisations.
• Experience managing software based projects in an agile delivery environment.
• Understanding of Agile principles, able to participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to handle difficult situations and resolve conflict.
• Project commercial awareness, such as budget tracking, risk management and forecasting.
• Ability to build and maintain high performing teams.

Due to the industries we work in, we would prefer applicants to currently hold high level security clearance. To qualify for this, you must be a British citizen and have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years.

Why work for us?

IIG has the culture and feel of a small business, paired with the benefits of our position in a much larger organisation. The Delivery Lead role is an excellent opportunity, and CACI reward their staff well with a competitive salary and impressive benefits package which includes:

• Flexi-time: 37.5 hour weeks to structure how you want.
• L&D: Budget for conferences, training courses and other materials.
• Social: Fantastic culture with monthly social events.
• Future You: Matched pension and health care package.

We offer a great L&D package including 5 days external training, a career coach and guilds to share innovation and learning. We also offer self-directed career progression, that fosters opportunities for success for us and our business.

We take great pride in taking care of our talent, providing a highly dynamic, inclusive and team-led environment where everyone can thrive.

CACI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favourably due to ethnic origin, age, gender, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will;

• Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team on 020 7602 6000 to discuss individual requirements further).
• Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.

Our people are unique and we encourage, and support them, to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.