Project, Programme, Portfolio Manager - Consultant Analyst (Defence & Government)

Do you enjoy working on complex and challenging projects, programmes and portfolios, delivering real and meaningful value? Our Delivery Team is PA’s Centre of Excellence for all project, programme and portfolio capability. The team has a great reputation for realising high value outcomes for our clients by supporting and leading delivery across the most critical projects, programmes and portfolios.

Developing meaningful and long-standing partnerships with our clients, the team also has an extensive track record of providing crucial advisory services and building delivery capability and delivery excellence for client teams at all levels. Our growing team covers the full spectrum of delivery expertise. Our experience ranges from supporting highly complex business transformations, to delivering infrastructure and engineering projects, through to providing deep technical expertise on IT and technology-driven change. Our team operates across several sectors, and there are opportunities to work with industries including Defence & Security, Health, Transport, Financial Services, Consumer, Energy & Utilities and Public Services. We provide deep sector insight and bring fresh perspectives to delivery challenges.

Examples of assignments:

• Establishing a brand-new business unit for the Financial Ombudsman Service to manage millions of PPI mis‑selling claims
• Helping a Global Pharmaceutical Company double their production volume of medical devices
• Partnering with the National Crime Agency, supporting their strategic transformation to combat serious and organised crime
• Transforming Ariad Pharmaceuticals’ technology platforms and services to accelerate lung cancer drug research and treatments
• Managing key transformation programmes in the NHS to improve patient care and sustainability

Location: Flexible working - we operate in a hybrid working environment where we come onto a client site or office at least two days per week. Current office locations for Delivery include London, Bristol and Cheltenham.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience of delivery in project and programme environments, with an understanding of delivery/change methodologies, processes, techniques and common challenges
• A track record of realising business benefits and outcomes
• The ability to demonstrate leadership skills in large and diverse project teams
• Ability to work across multiple levels of an organisation
• An aptitude for delivering creative and ingenious solutions

The ideal candidate will also have experience working in one of the following sectors:

• Defence and Security
• Energy & Utilities
• Transport
• Public Services

Benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Equal Opportunity: We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.