SC Cleared Project Manager – 12 Months

Company: Opus Recruitment Solutions
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

£425 Inside ir35

SC Cleared Project Manager

12 Months

3 Days a week onsite in Newcastle or Birmingham

text:Large UKhealth/public sectorclient

Project:Transforming the client’sobservability/monitoring platform- migrating from a legacy monitoring solution to a modern observability platform (e.g. Dynatrace) across the estate.

Team Model:Multidisciplinary, hybrid-delivery team with adelivery leadandtechnical SMEs/estimatorssupporting the PM.Experience & Domain

Public sector experience- ideally UK government / health & public sector.

Complex transformation delivery:

Comfort operating incomplex, multi-system environments.

Experience managingtechnical transformationandmodernisationwork (e.g. retiring legacy stacks, upgrading Java/Spring Boot, large-scale tech refresh).

Exposure to DevOps environments:

Doesn’t have to be hands-on engineer, but should understandDevOps-focused delivery, tooling, and ways of working.

Strong project management track record:

Planning and running delivery for complex technical programmes.

Coordinatingmultidisciplinary teamsand managing stakeholders.

Working closely with adelivery leadand technical SMEs rather than being the sole lead.

Baseline:BPSS is acceptable, especially for non-production work.

Preferred:SC clearance(or at leastSC-eligible) is strongly preferred, particularly as the PM’s remit and exposure grow. Client will prioritise candidates withexisting SCif possible.Ways of Working

Comfortable operating in ahybrid model:

Agile ways of working (scrum/kanban, ceremonies) “as agile as possible”.

But also able to handleT&M / SoW constraintsand bringAgile + commercial/contractualrealities together.

Able to work withinconsulting-style expectations:

“T-shaped consultant” mindset – some flexibility to stretch across activities and adapt to different demands within the account.

Primary location:Newcastle(core team is Newcastle-based).

Secondary location:Birmingham(some core team members there; they travel to Newcastle roughly every three weeks)

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Posted: September 6th, 2026