Senior Project Manager with programme-level delivery, governance, assurance, planning, risk management and budgetary management experience gained working in national infrastructure of defence is sought by a high growth scale up based in Cheltenham. Working at the forefront of national security innovation this Senior Project Manager will take the lead on delivering high value technical projects working in collaboration with industry partners to turn ideas into production ready, market leading solutions. This role would suit a senior Project Manager with a defence or critical infrastructure background who is looking for a more autonomous environment with opportunities to play a key role in projects with national significance. In return this Senior Project Manager can expect excellent career development and training opportunities within a market leading SME. This Senior Project Manager based near Cheltenham should have most of the following key skills: - Strong governance, assurance and risk management skills - Budget management exposure - Experience operating at a senior project or program management level - Experience working in defence, national infrastructure or heavily regulated environments - Leadership capabilities - ideally gained on technical software projects - Experience working closely with software engineers - Excellent stakeholder engagement skills This Senior Project Manager based near Cheltenham - Starting salary of circa £85,000 - Hybrid working (2 days ..... full job details .....