Junior Consulting Project Manager (Defence and Security) in Newtown

As a Technology Strategy Analyst/Project Manager within our Advisory team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality client engagements and contributing to the analytical work that underpins them.

This hybrid role combines hands‑on analysis with project leadership, overseeing advisory projects end‑to‑end while personally generating insights that drive client value.

The focus is on Defence and Security, though you may also work on projects in other sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage advisory projects end‑to‑end, ensuring teams stay on track and deliver on time and within budget.
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams to guarantee cohesive and efficient execution.
• Proactively identify risks, manage scope, and keep stakeholders informed of progress.
• Conduct analysis of markets, data, technologies, and business models to help clients navigate complexity, seize opportunities, and anticipate threats.
• Build recommendations underpinned by insights from technologists and understanding of real‑world technology adoption dynamics.
• Balance project leadership responsibilities with hands‑on analytical work, contributing meaningfully to core project outputs.
• Support business development by building relationships with clients and aiding in the development of bids and proposals.
• Collaborate with experts in engineering, science, product design and realisation, and business to craft strategies that unlock commercial and societal value from deep tech.
• Contribute to shaping project approaches and methodologies, and to thought leadership on how deep tech can solve global challenges.
• Communicate insights in a compelling, accessible manner tailored to both technical and senior business audiences.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong technical background – Master’s or Ph D in physical sciences, applied mathematics, data science, engineering, or related disciplines.
• 2–5 years’ experience working in Defence or Security within a government organisation, consultancy, private sector technology startup, or multinational.
• Experience delivering projects with significant science, technology or R&D content.
• +2 years of project management or leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a cross‑disciplinary team and influence stakeholders.
• Managing stakeholder expectations, understanding programme needs, and ideally experience of government tendering processes.
• Strong understanding of technology commercialisation pathways, including investment considerations of UK public sector and innovation pathways for defence.
• Structured analytical and creative thinking – ability to turn complex technical concepts into actionable strategies.
• Curiosity and adaptability – passion for learning, excellent problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.
• Communication skills – confident engagement with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, running meetings, and crafting compelling narratives.
• Security Clearance

Some projects are subject to security restrictions.

This role requires obtaining a Security Check level security clearance ( https://www. gov. uk/guidance/united-kingdom-security-vetting-applicant ).

You must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake the appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting.

About Cambridge Consultants

You would be joining the Advisory team within Cambridge Consultants, a critical part of the company that provides clients with strategic advice at the interface of technology, product innovation and commercial challenges.

As part of this core team, you will deliver projects primarily to Defence and Security sectors, as well as Industrial, Energy and Sustainability sectors, helping clients transform by leveraging cutting‑edge technology.

Our work drives structured strategic decision making through horizon scanning, strategic foresight, technology road‑mapping, competitor analysis, investment cases and market insights, bridging the gap between technical innovation and real‑world application.

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