- Pay
- £54–70k
- Where
- Birmingham, West Midlands, GB · GB
- Level
- Mid
Join a startup Defence & Government company as a SC Cleared Programme Manager in Birmingham.
Government programmes don't forgive slow delivery, and the firms stepping in to run them properly are small by design.
This is a startup built around a flat structure and a defence mandate that's growing fast.
The business needs an SC Cleared Programme Manager who can hold several moving parts together without needing a committee to approve the next step.
You'd be joining at a point where decisions get made quickly and the right call matters more than the long meeting about it.
Here's what you'll be doing: Own delivery of multiple defence and government programmes from initiation through to close, tracking scope, budget and risk as you go Manage SC cleared teams and external suppliers, keeping everyone pointed at the same deadlines Report programme status directly to government stakeholders, translating technical detail into something a non-technical sponsor can act on Spot risks before they become problems and build mitigation plans that actually get used Run governance boards and milestone reviews without turning them into box-ticking exercises Work across procurement, engineering and security teams to keep programmes compliant and on track Here are the skills you'll need: Active SC clearance, non-negotiable given the nature of the work Several years running programmes within Defence & Government, ideally with exposure to MOD or central government frameworks Comfortable with formal governance (PRINCE2, MSP or similar) but not precious about process for its own sake Strong budget and risk management skills, with a track record of keeping programmes financially honest Clear communicator who can brief a minister's office one hour and a delivery team the next Able to work independently in a small team where you'll genuinely wear more than one hat Key perks and benefits: £53,500 to £69,500, set against the seniority and clearance this role demands Hybrid working from Birmingham, with flexible hours built around delivery rather than desk time Equity in a growing Defence & Government business A genuine learning and development budget, not a token gesture Remote-friendly culture when the programme allows it Why pursue a career in Defence & Government?
Defence and government spending on digital and programme delivery capability isn't slowing down, and Birmingham has become one of the places where that work actually happens, outside the usual London orbit.
Cleared professionals are scarce, which means a good SC Cleared Programme Manager has real leverage over where their career goes next.
Few sectors reward competence this directly, or this quickly.
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