Project Manager - Defence Digital and Major Programmes Location: Cheltenham (3-4 days per week on site)Duration: 12 months +Rate: £60ph Inside IR35 (SFIA 3 Qualification)Start Date: ASAPHours: 37.5 per week Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to join a high-profile Defence digital and transformation programme, working embedded directly within key client environments? This is a rare opportunity to be part of mission-critical national programmes where your delivery will directly support secure, complex, and large-scale defence capability transformation.The Role As a Project Manager, you will lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams that may be co-located or distributed across multiple sites. You will act as a trusted delivery lead, responsible for ensuring outcomes are delivered to time, cost, quality, and security requirements in a highly regulated environment. You will also play a key role in shaping delivery approaches, improving capability, and embedding modern project delivery practices within client organisations.Key Responsibilities Lead full project lifecycle delivery from initiation through to closureManage and direct project teams across multi-site and hybrid environmentsOwn delivery of contracted work to time, cost, quality and governance standardsManage stakeholder engagement at all levels, including senior client stakeholdersDevelop and maintain robust project plans, forecasts, budgets and delivery roadm