Senior Project Manager

Summary of Position

To provide CTM with dedicated project management discipline and governance for high-value Government Special Projects, ensuring that contractual, commercial, operational and financial requirements are aligned and appropriately controlled from project inception through mobilisation, go-live and ongoing change.

This role requires a pragmatic, experienced Senior Project Manager who can operate with a high degree of autonomy, manage complexity across parallel workstreams, and maintain momentum in a fast-moving and highly confidential environment. The Senior Project Manager will provide dedicated end-to-end project management and governance for CTM’s UK Government Special Projects, including new projects, extensions, variations, contract changes and mobilisation activity.

The Senior Project Manager will ensure that the appropriate CTM functions, clients and suppliers are engaged at the right stage; contractual, commercial and operational dependencies are identified and managed; required approvals are obtained; decisions are documented; and projects progress in accordance with agreed governance, contractual requirements, profitability objectives and mobilisation plans.

The role will not replace functional ownership or approval authority. Instead, it will provide the central project management discipline required to ensure that each function delivers its responsibilities within the overall project plan and that no project progresses without the appropriate controls and approvals.

• Proven project management experience within a complex commercial or operational environment.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple internal functions and external stakeholders.
• Strong governance, planning and organisational skills.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, actions and critical paths.
• Experience of contract implementation, change management or commercial projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate project documentation.

Desirable Experience

• Government contracting or public-sector project experience.
• Experience working with Government Frameworks or complex contractual arrangements.
• Travel management, accommodation, logistics or large-scale service delivery experience.
• Experience managing large-scale mobilisation programmes.
• Commercial or financial project management experience.
• PRINCE2, APM or equivalent project management qualification.

Join our crew and help CTM take flight. Apply now and pack your skills for a business travel journey that promises growth, discovery and plenty of first-class moments.

Note that this role requires a DBS and a security clearance process (you must have lived in the UK for 5 consecutive years to be eligible) and a DBS check. Do not apply if you are not willing to undergo these conditional background checks, this continually applies during the course of your employment.

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What to expect from the recruitment process

• Every hire starts with a chat with our Talent Acquisition team, if your profile is selected you will be contacted by phone or email (please check your spam folder);
• Then, if you are progressing, the hiring manager will invite you to an interview, usually on Teams;
• If you are successful we will invite you to our office for a final stage interview.

Wherever possible we will provide you with feedback, however we are a small team and often we won’t be able to do so until after we fill the vacancy.

CTM is a responsible employer and is dedicated to conduct thorough right to work checks.

CTM is an equal opportunity employer. We want to make sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know: as a Disability Confident Committed, we’re here to support you in any way we can. Do not hesitate to connect with our Recruitment team if you need to discuss arrangements.

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