Senior Project Sponsor / Project Manager - Defence Infrastructure



Overview

We''re recruiting for an experienced Senior Project Sponsor to support major infrastructure delivery within a complex defence environment. You''ll sit at the centre of a large multi-stakeholder programme, working with delivery partners and approvals authorities to drive outcomes against agreed Performance, Cost and Time (PCT) objectives, applying a strong systems-led approach.

• Location: HMNB Devonport, Plymouth (3 days/week onsite)

• Project objective setting & requirements management: own requirements across the lifecycle (infrastructure requirements, functional requirements, success criteria)
• Stakeholder management: identify, analyse, engage and align internal/external stakeholders and SMEs; capture requirements and secure commitment
• Thought leadership: protect benefits; act as a critical friend to the Project Manager through support and constructive challenge; ensure the team is set up for success and properly resourced
• Governance: establish and apply effective governance and enable timely decision-making and control
• Performance reporting: review and report performance to leadership teams for assurance, challenge and support

• Strong infrastructure delivery background
• Good understanding of requirements management
• Complex product/project delivery experience
• Experience supporting organisational design development
• Confident working with approvals authorities and other government departments (e.g. Cabinet Office, HMT)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills (able to align competing interests)
• Experience developing/applying governance to projects or change initiatives

• Infrastructure or equipment project delivery experience
• Experience in integrated teams with mixed workforces (civilian/military/contractors)
• Strong Microsoft 365 capability
• APM qualification (APMQ or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Technical degree (ideally)
• INCOSE membership
• Engineering background beneficial
• PLP (Project Leadership Programme)
• Awareness of NEC4