At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead technical projects from planning to delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Company: Join a cutting-edge organisation in the Public Sector with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on innovative projects while working with top scientists and engineers.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and a hands-on engineering background.
Location: Oxford - 1 day a week on-site
Travel: Some requirement for European travel (sporadic)
Rate: £500 - £800
IR35: Inside
Length: Initial 6-9 Months
Sanderson G&D are seeking technical project managers with a background in hands-on engineering for a new deployment in the Public Sectors. The programme of work is highly technical, working with an organisation on the cutting edge delivering interesting and impactful work. This role requires strong governance, stakeholder confidence, and proficiency operating in structured, security conscious environments while maintaining pace of delivery and innovation working alongside Scientists and Engineers on deeply technical projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle of deeply technical projects - from pre-project planning, to mobilisation, delivery and closure. This includes risk identification, monitoring and mitigations; resourcing; performance reporting; and issue escalation.
- Successful delivery of the project outcomes, ensuring high-quality outputs and alignment with client mission outcomes and organisational strategy.
- Team building and leadership of multiple project teams.
- Act as the primary point of contact on projects, developing and maintaining strong client and partner relationships to support project delivery and contribute to winning new business.
- Deploy to customer locations when required to support the installation, configuration and operational handover of systems, including working independently on site with remote support from UK-based engineering teams.
- Support end users in understanding, adopting and troubleshooting deployed systems, acting as a trusted on-site representative who can diagnose issues, gather feedback and coordinate effective resolution with engineering colleagues.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of best practice frameworks and methodologies for project and programme management across the company.
- Manage project budgets, including forecasting, cost tracking and escalation of financial risks.
- Maintain full project compliance with applicable government regulations, standards and internal policies.
Core Skills & Experience
- Proven project management experience and delivery within Government and Defence.
- Comfortable working independently in the field, including operational customer environments, with the judgement to make sound decisions while drawing on remote engineering support.
- Hands-on technical confidence, ideally gained through an engineering, systems, field support or similarly practical technical background; you do not need to be a software engineer, but you should be comfortable getting close to the technology and resolving practical issues on site.
- Formal project management credentials such as APM Qualification, PRINCE2 or equivalent.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to present complex information in clear, accessible formats.
- Experience managing resources and mentoring multidisciplinary teams.
Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
Technical Engineering/Project Manager - SC Cleared - Inside in Oxford employer: Sanderson Government & Defence
As a PAM Consultant with our esteemed consulting client, you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration. The company offers robust employee growth opportunities, including continuous training in cutting-edge security practices, while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment that values every individual's contribution. Located in the UK, this role not only provides competitive benefits but also the chance to make a meaningful impact on clients' security postures through your expertise in Privileged Access Management.
Contact Details:
Sanderson Government & Defence Recruitment Team
