Project Manager (Government & Public Sector)

Location: Swansea, United Kingdom

Salary: 50K GBP per year

Company

hirify.global is a digital consultancy delivering technology solutions and digital services for UK government departments and public-sector organisations.

What you will do

• Lead projects from initiation through delivery and closure within client governance and assurance processes.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and resource forecasts, and challenge vague, unfunded, or unachievable scope.
• Identify, assess, quantify, and manage risks and issues, assigning mitigations and escalating when required.
• Manage dependencies, stakeholders, suppliers, cross-functional teams, and communications across client departments and internal teams.
• Control changes to scope, cost, and schedule, including commercial consequences, and run project meetings such as kick-offs, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Capture lessons learned and use them to improve project delivery.

Requirements

• Typically three years or more of experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a similar role.
• Strong planning and budgeting skills, including maintaining plans, budgets, and resource forecasts that withstand scrutiny.
• Strong risk management skills, including identifying and quantifying risks, completing mitigations, and escalating appropriately.
• Excellent stakeholder management across client, supplier, and internal audiences, with confidence to defend a position under challenge.
• Experience managing formal change control, including commercial consequences.
• Confidence using project management tools.
• Ability to prioritise and remain calm under pressure, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Experience delivering projects in UK government or the wider public sector within structured and governed environments.
• Experience with public-sector procurement, including buying routes.
• A recognised qualification such as PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP, or Agile/Scrum.
• Familiarity with the GDS Service Manual and service assessments.
• Experience working in blended, multi-supplier delivery teams.
• Experience managing work across more than one client or department simultaneously.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive working environment committed to valuing, respecting, and supporting people from all backgrounds.
• Flexible working arrangements are encouraged.
• Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment and employment.
• Disability Confident Level 1 employer.