Senior Project Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£45,900 to £45,900 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

Can you lead complex projects, keeping delivery on track while managing risks, resources and priorities?

Have you successfully worked with stakeholders and project teams to deliver change and achieve meaningful benefits?

Are you a confident and motivated leader who can inspire others and champion effective project delivery?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

You will join a dynamic project delivery team within DVSA, responsible for delivering medium to large-scale projects that support organisational priorities and improvements. Working collaboratively with project teams, subject matter experts, suppliers and senior stakeholders, the team ensures projects are effectively planned, governed and delivered to agreed standards.

The team plays a key role in managing risks, resources, dependencies, communications and benefits, while ensuring robust governance and assurance throughout the project lifecycle. You will also contribute to developing the wider Programme and Project Management (PPM) community, championing effective delivery methodologies and supporting the professional development of colleagues.

This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where you can lead meaningful change, influence stakeholders and help shape successful project delivery across DVSA.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA:

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To manage the delivery of medium to large projects, major sub-projects of programmes or workstreams within projects. To support Programme Managers with significant and challenging Portfolio activities and to manage Delivery Teams providing specialist support, guidance and hands-on delivery across the DVSA Change Portfolio.

To understand and champion the use of DVSA’s preferred delivery methodologies, Governance and Assurance across the Change Portfolio, PPM Community and its wide range of stakeholders. To support the Head of Profession with the development and improvement of the Programme and Project Management Community by demonstrating and best practice and shared learning.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Leading medium to large projects in line with DVSA governance, assurance and delivery standards.

Planning and monitoring project delivery, managing resources, risks, issues and dependencies.

Producing key project documentation, including initiation documents, plans and closure reports.

Providing clear project reporting to Project Boards and senior stakeholders.

Leading, motivating and developing project teams, providing direction, support and guidance.

Building strong stakeholder relationships across teams, suppliers and delivery partners.

Managing change, communications and benefits to support successful project outcomes.

Championing project delivery best practice, supporting capability across the PPM community.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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