Senior Technical Project Manager

About the role

What you will do

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects and programmes focused on security research and testing in a telecoms environment.
• Manage roadmaps, scope, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, quality, governance, reporting, RAID logs, and delivery plans.
• Lead Agile squads and facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work with technical teams to understand requirements, remove blockers, and maintain delivery momentum.
• Manage suppliers, negotiate contracts and change requests, and coordinate stakeholders across multiple workstreams.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement across projects and delivery processes.

What we are looking for

• Experience delivering complex technical, infrastructure, engineering, IT, cloud, or digital transformation projects.
• Strong expertise in project planning, estimation, budgeting, scheduling, governance, and risk management.
• Experience leading Agile delivery teams and embedding Agile ways of working.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and work effectively with highly technical teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and commercial relationships.
• A proactive delivery-focused approach and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Telecoms, data centre, networking, cloud, or cybersecurity experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Candidates must hold unrestricted DV clearance or be able to obtain it.

Workplace and flexibility

• Successful applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least twice a week.
• The employer states that full-time, part-time, and flexible options may be considered where business needs allow.

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