Senior Project Manager

 

Senior Project Manager – Security Cleared (FTC/Perm) Multiple

Based at client locations, working remotely, or based at our Godalming or Milton Keynes offices.

Salary up to £65K plus excellent company benefits.

About Us

Triad Group Plc is an award-winning digital, data, and solutions consultancy with over 35 years’ experience primarily serving the UK public sector and central government. We deliver high-quality solutions that make a real difference to users, citizens and consumers.

At Triad, collaboration thrives, knowledge is shared, and every voice matters. Our close-knit, supportive culture ensures you’re valued from day one. Whether working with cutting-edge tech or shaping strategy for national-scale projects, you’ll be trusted, challenged, and empowered to grow.

We nurture learning through communities of practice and encourage creativity, autonomy, and innovation. If you’re passionate about solving meaningful problems with smart and passionate people, Triad could be the place for you.

• Glassdoor score of 4.5
• 92% of our staff would recommend Triad to a friend
• 100% CEO approval

See for yourself some of the work that makes us all so proud:

• Helping law enforcement with secure intelligence systems that keep the UK safe
• Supporting the UK’s national meteorological service in leveraging supercomputers for next-level weather forecasting
• Assisting the British government department that is responsible for the safety of consumer products, with systems to track unsafe products
• Powering systems that help the government monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial transport

Role Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Security Cleared Senior Project Manager to take ownership of the successful delivery of major projects or multiple smaller initiatives.

Proven experience delivering projects within UK public sector or central government environments and current SC clearance are must-have requirements.

You’ll work across the full project lifecycle, providing direction, maintaining delivery momentum and ensuring projects achieve their intended outcomes.

You’ll be responsible for managing plans, priorities, risks, dependencies, budgets and resources, while creating the right environment for teams to collaborate and deliver effectively. You’ll work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, senior clients and external suppliers, translating between different audiences and ensuring expectations remain aligned. The role requires someone who can adapt their delivery approach to the context, using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies as appropriate. You’ll also contribute to governance, assurance, business readiness and change, while challenging processes and removing obstacles that could prevent successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the definition, planning and successful delivery of major projects or multiple smaller initiatives.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, priorities, budgets and resources throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, creating an environment where people can collaborate effectively and deliver outcomes.
• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders, clients and external suppliers, communicating effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Select and adapt appropriate delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Maintain delivery momentum by identifying and removing blockers, managing dependencies and providing delivery confidence.
• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, assurance, reporting and decision-making processes.
• Manage commercial and financial aspects of delivery, balancing cost, value and project outcomes.
• Support business readiness and change, ensuring projects are positioned for successful adoption and benefits realisation.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager delivering complex digital, technology or business change projects.
• Must have: Proven experience delivering projects within UK public sector or central government environments.
• Experience working across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies, with the ability to select and adapt the approach to suit the project.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience communicating effectively with senior stakeholders and translating between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrable experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, resources and project governance.
• Experience leading and motivating multidisciplinary teams, removing blockers and maintaining delivery momentum.
• Commercial and supplier management experience, including working with external delivery partners.
• Experience maintaining financial controls and balancing cost, value and business outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively within complex business and operational environments and take ownership of problems to achieve successful outcomes.
• Relevant project management qualification or equivalent experience, with experience using recognised project management methodologies and tools.
• Strong understanding of digital and technology delivery and how it can enable improved ways of working and business outcomes.
• Experience of the end-to-end Benefits Realisation lifecycle, including identification, profiling, tracking, and post-implementation evaluation
• Strong knowledge of hardware, infrastructure and cloud architecture.

Qualifications & Certifications:

• A degree or equivalent qualification related to the area you work in – Desirable
• Must have: Current SC clearance.

Triad’s Commitment to You

As a growing and ambitious company, Triad prioritises your development and well-being:

• Continuous Training & Development: Access to top-rated Udemy Business courses.
• Work Environment: Collaborative, creative, and free from discrimination.

Benefits:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Matched pension contributions (5%).
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• Gym membership support or Lakeshore Fitness access.
• Perkbox membership.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.

Our Selection Process

After applying for the role, our in-house talent team will contact you to discuss Triad and the position. If shortlisted, you will be invited for:

• An interview with one of our Senior Project Managers, including a career review and cultural fit assessment.
• A workshop and interview session with our project Management team (materials provided in advance)

We aim to complete interviews and progress candidates to the offer stage within 2-3 weeks of the initial conversation.

Other information

If this role is of interest to you or you would like further information, please contact Ryan Jordan or submit your application now!

Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. We are proud that our recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. We are a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles, in addition, as a Disability Confident Leader.