Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location: Work from home as standard with occasional travel to Client Sites in the Southwest and London. Office space is available at our Bristol and Chippenham hubs.

Salary: £50k - £65k dependent on experience, plus car allowance, plus up to 10% performance bonus*, plus excellent benefits package.

Logiq Consulting are Cyber Security and Information Assurance experts. We specialise in providing leading edge consultancy to high-risk clients and delivering a range of services and products throughout the Private and Public Sector.

Due to a rapid increase in clients within our Consultancy Division we have a requirement for experienced Senior Project Managers to join our expanding consultancy team. The ideal candidate will have current or recent experience working in government and ideally within Defence or Security organisations on traditional and Agile projects.

The Role:

The successful candidate will join our growing consultant team, working with internal and external clients to develop, manage and deliver successful traditional and Agile projects. The ideal candidate will be capable of working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team. They will have experience of and be comfortable operating in a 'customer friend' type role, supporting the client to develop and deliver complex projects, understanding risks and managing stakeholders. The candidate will be leading projects and be comfortable taking the lead on day to day client interface.

The candidate will likely be expected to:

• Deliver multiple projects to end clients, from inception to completion.

• Create and lead projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.

• Develop business cases ensuring appropriate approvals and assurance plans are in place.

• Provide day to day management and leadership of projects.

• Provide mentoring and guidance to project team staff.

• Establish the Goals and Objectives for the Project within a Project Initiation Document and ensuring all work is properly scoped, planned, costed and risks / issues identified and resolved or mitigated in advance.

• Ensure all work is executed in a controlled manner, completed reliably and project delivery is achieved within approved budgetary limits.

• Schedule/manage project resources.

• Lead on Stakeholder Management activities. Build and maintain strong relationships to manage complex external stakeholder structures, including Customers, Partners, Suppliers, 3rd Parties or internal stakeholders

• Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making and control of your projects and their place in a programme and Portfolio.

• Support or set appropriate project assurance and ensure compliance with Logiq and client project assurance policies, processes and standards

• Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place.

• Ensure strong contract management and commercial management of projects.

• Support development of proposals and bids, leading as appropriate.

• Manage Sub-contractors effectively.

• Support Continuous improvement activities within the business to strengthen Logiq's ability to reach operational excellence and growth goals.

Essential Skills:

3+ years proven experience in a senior project management role

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;

Proven ability to define, source, tailor, and analyse high quality management information;

Able to demonstrate the professional credibility required to work collaboratively across project and organisational boundaries;

Demonstrable knowledge of:

• Evidence of background, knowledge, and experience of delivering projects using the project management approaches, tools and techniques that are described in the Association of Project Management (APM) Body of Knowledge 7th Edition;

• Other equivalent traditional methodologies may be considered.

• Agile Methodologies

• Risk and Issue Management

Behaviours and Competencies

Essential: Excellent communicator, Leadership, Customer Facing Skills, Influencing Skills, Negotiating Skills, Commercial Acumen, Finance Appreciation, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Presentation Skills, Self-starter.

Certifications, Qualifications Experience:

Ideally 2.1 Project Management, engineering, computer science, physics, or mathematics degree or equivalent experience.

Membership of an appropriate profession body such as APM or equivalent experience

Other Information

Logiq is committed to investing in people, offering a clear progression pathway into our consultancy service, and we will passionately support professional growth to develop our employees.

Flexible working is available, including part‑time / term‑time patterns. All suggestions are welcomed and will be discussed as part of a proposed employment package.

Logiq is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace. Our commitment is to ensure equal opportunities for all in both employment and career advancement. We base our decisions on individual merit, qualifications, and suitability for the role, without regard to gender, age, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, race, religion, or national background.

*Bonus payments are discretionary and awarded upon successful completion of probation.

Logiq proudly welcomes applications from Reservists, Veterans, and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers as part of our Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme commitments

Benefits Include:

• 10% Discretionary
• Very competitive Pension Scheme
• Access EV Scheme
• Access to Private Health Care
• Flexible Working
• Fantastic Company Culture
• 10 days additional paid leave for reservists and CFAV

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £50,000.00-£65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol BS32 4RU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• We have to get all employees Security Cleared. Have you been a UK resident for the last 5 years?

Experience:

• Project management: 2 years (required)
• Defence Industry: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Security Clearance (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS32 4RU