Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Roke, Unit K, Elmbridge East, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Posted Monday 22 June 2026 at 00:00

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The Project Manager role is a key delivery role, reporting to a Portfolio Manager within the Diffuse Account in the Global Services Delivery Unit (DU). The role is responsible for leading the successful delivery of projects or defined work streams, ensuring that scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder expectations are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle.

As a Project Manager you will be responsible for establishing, planning, managing, delivering and controlling projects in line with the project management grading framework and organisational governance. You will lead project teams, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, and ensure delivery is aligned to agreed business objectives, customer requirements, contractual obligations and quality standards.

The role requires strong leadership, organisation and decision-making capability, with the ability to manage competing priorities, evaluate risk, and take appropriate corrective action to maintain delivery performance. You will achieve success by applying suitable project management methods, tools and controls, while contributing to the development of delivery capability and supporting the growth of less experienced colleagues.

• Deliver projects and contracts to agreed schedule, cost, scope and quality targets.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, subcontractors, partners and internal business functions.
• Mobilise projects effectively and maintain delivery momentum through appropriate planning, governance and oversight.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, dependencies and change in support of successful bid and project delivery.
• Report and forecast accurately against milestones, budgets and key performance measures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in project delivery capability, governance and ways of working.

• Define, maintain and deliver project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets and resource requirements for assigned projects or work streams.
• Lead project teams to deliver agreed outcomes, assigning and coordinating work to meet scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives.
• Select and apply appropriate project management methods, controls and governance arrangements to suit the project context and lifecycle.
• Manage project progress against baseline plans, taking corrective action where needed and escalating where delivery objectives are at risk.
• Actively manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change control processes, ensuring timely review and decision-making.
• Prepare and maintain high-quality project documentation and reporting, including status reports, governance packs, financial updates, forecasts and decision logs.
• Build effective working relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders, managing expectations and supporting strong delivery performance.
• Manage project finances, including budget tracking, forecasting, purchase activity and support to commercial and procurement processes where required.
• Lead project meetings, reviews and governance forums, ensuring clear actions, decisions and reporting are maintained.
• Ensure project artefacts and deliverables comply with organisational standards, governance requirements and Roke’s QMS.
• Support bid and mobilisation activity by contributing project management input to estimates, plans, risk assessments and delivery approaches.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activity, lessons learned, and the development of project management…