Senior Project Manager
*Job Type: Contract
*Location: London or Sheffield (Hybrid, 2 days a week)
*Daily Rate Inside IR35
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of critical cyber, infrastructure, and IT-focused initiatives. This role is ideal for a project manager with a strong governance mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels while maintaining a calm, assured presence.
Day-to-day of the role:
*Lead the delivery of multiple concurrent cyber, infrastructure, and IT projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
*Own project governance, including RAID management, reporting, financial controls, and adherence to delivery frameworks.
*Drive delivery of the UEBA programme, ensuring effective integration with wider security platforms and analytics tools.
*Manage delivery of Certificate Authority and Data Loss Prevention initiatives, coordinating technical teams and ensuring compliance to security standards.
*Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource strategies, and delivery roadmaps.
*Act as a key liaison between technical teams, cyber teams, business stakeholders, and third-party suppliers.
*Provide clear, concise communication and updates to senior leadership, contributing to governance boards and steering groups.
*Identify and manage project risks and issues, ensuring proactive mitigation and strong decision-making.
*Foster a collaborative working environment across cross-functional teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
*Proven Senior Project Management experience within large, complex organisations.
*Strong background in infrastructure, IT delivery, and cybersecurity-related programmes.
*Demonstrable experience delivering projects governed by structured methodologies such as MSP, Prince2, or similar.
*Excellent governance discipline—comfortable owning RAID logs, financials, plans, reporting, and documentation to a high standard.
*Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a "quietly confident" style—credible, calm, and trusted by technical and non-technical leaders.
*Ability to challenge constructively and drive clarity in complex delivery environments.
Desirable:
*Experience working in regulated or critical-infrastructure environments.
*Experience of working in large enterprise delivery structures.
*Exposure to Certificate Authority, cryptographic services, or identity/access-management solutions.
Personal Attributes:
*Calm, structured, and highly organised.
*Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
*Confident but understated—able to influence without noise.
*Detail-oriented with excellent judgment in risk, governance, and communication.
*Collaborative and solutions-focused.
To apply for this Senior Project Manager position, please submit your CV and a member of the Reed Professional Services Talent Team will be in touch.