AMS PSR

On behalf of the Met Office, we are looking for a Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 month hybrid contract based out of Exeter.

The successful candidate will have an expectation of 3 day per week in the office and the remainder will be working from home.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. 

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Delivery: Lead the project to deliver agreed outcomes on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Project Management: Provide day‑to‑day leadership of the project and project team.
• Business Case: Coordinate development and approval of the project business case.
• Financial Control: Track and manage delivery within agreed budgets.
• Resource Management: Plan, schedule and deploy resources to meet delivery milestones.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify key stakeholders and build strong, effective relationships.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, manage and escalate risks and issues, implementing mitigations as required.
• Governance & Reporting: Produce clear reporting to support governance and informed decision‑making.
• Assurance: Establish and support appropriate project assurance arrangements.
• Professional Practice: Seek guidance, support and best practice from the wider project community.
• Project Controls: Develop and maintain project plans, controls and milestones, tracking and reporting progress.

Essential:

• Deep understanding or property projects
• Strong leaderships skills
• Stakeholder management and stakeholder management skills at all levels
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations
• Can demonstrate experience of delivering a project of medium complexity using standard procedures and methodologies

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the Public Sector

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Met Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Commitment

The Met Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".