Technical IT Project Manager in Southampton

Technical IT Project Manager – Security Cleared

Location: Corsham (Hybrid)

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + excellent company benefits + yearly tax free bonus

You must hold current SC Clearance and be eligible for DV clearance or already be DV cleared.

NexGen Associates are supporting a well established IT Consultancy operating across the government and defence sectors. They are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and deliver a range of complex programmes across IT, MOD networks, CISCO and wider security systems environments.

This role requires someone who has delivered technical projects end to end. This may include IT infrastructure, network modernisation, secure systems, software deployments or any other technology driven project within the MoD ecosystem. If you are unsure whether your experience is sufficiently technical, please still apply as the hiring team will review on a case by case basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clear and structured project management support and guidance to clients
• Deliver project outcomes on time and within budget
• Develop, maintain and track project schedules aligned to key milestones
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Apply appropriate agile delivery methodologies tailored to each project
• Lead the full lifecycle of project delivery from initiation through to closure

Required Competencies:

• Strong defence domain experience
• Experience delivering business cases
• Approvals and governance experience within defence or secure environments
• Stakeholder management
• Issue and risk management
• Project leadership and decision making
• Proven project management delivery across technical landscapes

Desired Competencies:

• Change management
• Programme management
• Negotiation and influencing
• Agile methodologies
• Quality assurance

Qualifications:

• AMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent recognised project management qualification