Senior Project Manager - Government and International...

PGI is a global consultancy that helps organisations build digital resilience. We deploy our people to implement solutions on behalf of clients or to support them in developing their own capabilities. Our vision is a world resilient to digital threats and online harm. To achieve this, we need to grow our team of talented and passionate people. Our clients include some of the most well-known global brands, national governments, and innovative growing businesses. We operate in an exciting, fast-growing sector that bears increasing relevance and importance to nation-states, corporates, universities, and NGOs.

What you'll be doing:

PGI’s Project Success Team continues to expand, driving our successful growth. As Senior Project Manager, Government & International, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of government and international projects, working under the portfolio oversight of our Government & International Delivery Lead. The responsibilities of the post are as follows:

· Manage a set of government and international projects end to end, from mobilisation through to close, across PGI’s practices (Digital Investigations, Capacity Building, Security Testing and GRC).

· Act as the day-to-day delivery contact for clients on your projects, running progress meetings and maintaining client confidence throughout delivery.

· Build and maintain project plans, budgets, RAID logs and change control, keeping projects on scope, on time and on margin.

· Coordinate practitioners from across practices on each project, raising resourcing needs through the Resource Manager rather than booking people directly.

· Implement and evidence each project’s contractual, security and compliance requirements, working with the personnel security function.

· Design and maintain results frameworks (MERL) and client reporting, ensuring outcomes and impact are captured from the start.

· Report project health, risks and margin to the Government & International Delivery Lead, escalating early when delivery is at risk.

· Work with practice leads and analysts to make sure outputs go through the right quality assurance before reaching the client.

· Contribute project-level input to bids and proposals, including plans, staffing assumptions and MERL approaches.

· Provide day-to-day direction to Project Coordinators assigned to your projects.

· Capture lessons learned at project close and share them across the Project Success Team.

On day one you will bring:

· Proven experience managing government or international projects, ideally in national security, OSINT, threat intelligence, research or capacity building.

· Experience working directly with HMG (e.g. FCDO, Home Office, UKIC, law enforcement, defence) and/or international or multilateral clients.

· An understanding of how government clients procure and use OSINT, investigations, threat intelligence or capacity building services.

· Strong project governance skills: planning, budgets, RAID management and change control across multiple concurrent projects.

· MERL competency, including results frameworks and impact reporting.

· A formal project management qualification (PRINCE2, PMP, APM, Agile or equivalent).

· Excellent written and verbal communication, adapting register for officials and operational teams, with discretion in handling sensitive information.

· Current SC clearance (minimum) or eligibility and willingness to obtain it; DV advantageous.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at PGI

As a British company which operates internationally, we draw strength from the diversity of our people. Without our diverse team, we couldn’t do the work we do. We are involved in projects across 80+ geographies, our people speak 25+ languages and come from a variety of backgrounds. By hiring and cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we can uphold values that enable every member of the team to thrive, while delivering novel solutions to novel problems.

Accessibility at PGI

Every individual has different requirements, so we are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments to mitigate physical and non-physical barriers in the workplace.

We strive to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible, but if you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch.

Please note: We are not accepting applications or speculative profiles from any recruitment agencies. If we require additional resource, we will reach out to you.