About this role
Are you an experienced Project Manager who holds active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance with a background in delivering IT infrastructure projects?
We’re involved in a significant technology programme focused on the transition and delivery of complex IT infrastructure services.
This role would suit a Project Manager with strong infrastructure, transition and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience. You’ll take ownership of projects already in delivery, quickly understand their current position and ensure delivery continues to move forward.
You’ll work across technical and business teams, managing priorities, risks and dependencies while providing clear project governance and direction.
This is a full-time, onsite role based in North Hampshire.
What you’ll be doing
- Take ownership of in-flight IT infrastructure projects and maintain delivery momentum.
- Manage transition activity, ensuring knowledge, responsibilities and project information are transferred effectively.
- Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and RAID.
- Work within a SAFe Agile environment, supporting PI Planning, sprints and Agile Release Train activity.
- Work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to resolve blockers and keep delivery on track.
What you’ll bring
- You must currently hold active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
- Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering IT infrastructure projects.
- Strong experience of service transition, including taking ownership of projects already in flight.
- Practical experience working within SAFe or Scaled Agile environments.
- Good knowledge of PI Planning, sprints, backlogs, dependencies and Agile Release Trains.
- Strong project governance, stakeholder management and RAID management experience.
If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Location: North Hampshire.
Security Clearance Level: Active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
Internal Recruiter: Soraya.
Salary: £55,000 – £70,000.
Benefits
£5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
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Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.