Project Director

4 weeks ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver complex projects within time, cost, and quality constraints. The role involves managing a moderate to high complexity project from initiation to completion, using Agile and Lean practices while ensuring effective governance and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Delivery: Lead and deliver projects in alignment with the overarching programme goals, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and high-quality outcomes.
  • Project Management: Provide day-to-day management and leadership for the project team. Oversee project execution with strong leadership and management controls for complex projects classified within the Project Complexity Delivery Framework (PDCF).
  • Agile & Lean Practices: Coach and lead software development teams in Agile and Lean methodologies, ensuring efficient, adaptive, and iterative project delivery.
  • Life-Cycle Perspective: Apply expertise across multiple phases of the product life cycle, recognising the right timing for progress and key deliverables. Collaborate with other Agile delivery operations throughout the project life cycle, engaging relevant stakeholders at appropriate stages.
  • Project Controls & Governance: Design and implement the project structure and organisation at each stage. Establish project controls, apply delivery methodologies, and manage transitions between phases, ensuring a smooth handoff into Business-as-Usual (BaU).
  • Budget Management: Develop and track project budgets, ensuring that delivery stays within the agreed financial constraints.
  • Resource Management: Identify and deploy necessary skills and resources in conjunction with the Programme Manager. Manage a medium-sized project team, ensuring effective resource utilisation.
  • Benefits Realization: Ensure the delivery of the Business Case benefits and outcomes. Monitor long-term benefits and develop a Benefits Realisation Strategy.
  • Stakeholder Management: Identify, manage, and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and secure senior-level support. Occasionally manage external stakeholder relationships.
  • Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and monitor project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and escalating as needed. Manage project interdependencies effectively.
  • Governance & Assurance: Support strong governance frameworks, reporting regularly to the PMO and Business Teams. Engage with assurance reviews and gateway processes, ensuring recommendations are implemented.

Essential Experience Required:

Experience with Project Management is essential.

Essential Qualification Required:

PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or APM (Association for Project Management) PMQ Certificate and/or equivalent project related experience in Waterfall or Agile methodologies, with proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline is essential.

Additional information to note:

The role requires a Security Clearance. The role is Hybrid. There may be the requirement to attend programme meetings and project meetings with perhaps 1-2 every six months.


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