Job Description:

Preston based | Largely remote (site visits as required)
£71.45 per hour (Umbrella | Inside IR35)
6‑month contract (initially)

Cyber Security Project Management experience essential

We're looking for a hands‑on Project Manager with strong Cyber Security experience to join one of the UK's leading Defence organisations on a critical programme.

This role sits at the heart of a cyber security function, supporting the transfer of resources and workloads in a high‑pressure, highly regulated environment. If you're comfortable rolling your sleeves up, influencing senior stakeholders and driving delivery, this one's for you.

• Owning and driving end‑to‑end project delivery within a cyber security organisation
• Creating, managing and delivering project plans, milestones and outcomes
• Reporting progress, risks and dependencies to senior stakeholders
• Supporting service delivery against KPIs, SLAs and operational targets
• Driving ITIL best practice, including Service Operations, CSI and Problem Management
• Ensuring data quality through asset and configuration management
• Leading service reviews (DSR, WSR, MSR, Operations Reviews)
• Acting as a Business Analyst, owning and managing the requirements catalogue
• Working closely with Transition Managers to ensure successful delivery
• Providing assurance through audits, SIPs and self‑certification

Travel to Barrow‑in‑Furness will be required

Essential

• Proven Project Management experience within Cyber Security
• Experience working in complex, enterprise‑scale organisations
• Comfortable operating in high‑pressure, critical delivery environments
• Strong background in service operations, transition or transformation projects

Key Skills

• Confident, robust leadership style
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong influencing and decision‑making capability
• Able to operate "hands‑on" as part of a small, delivery‑focused team

Qualifications

• Formal Project Management qualification preferred (PRINCE2, APM, PMP etc.)
• Equivalent on‑the‑job experience fully recognised