Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Technology - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £71,121, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £68,112 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £72,953 Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
Working within National Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (NCTPHQ), the Senior Project Manager will act as a Senior Manager in the Technology Pillar and be responsible for the successful delivery of specific project(s) within the Technology project portfolio across a multitude of technical disciplines.
Key Tasks:
Champion and implement effective project delivery, supporting the vision to deliver effective technology to counter terrorism, including:
- Leadership of a team to bring consensus to what needs to be achieved to resolve business challenges within mid to high complexity project(s). The Senior Project Manager needs to be comfortable working across the all stages of the technology lifecycle and able to work within multiple disciplines of technology (e.g. cloud, applications, infrastructure, mobility)
- Definition and agreement of the appropriate methodologies, governance and reporting mechanisms to be used across project delivery in line with Portfolio Office standards
- Ensuring governing forums and senior stakeholders are appropriately engaged with ongoing change activity through briefings, alongside more targeted conversations to influence others and build support for delivery.
- Remote and/or in person task management of a project team within an often reactive environment with moderate to high levels of uncertainty to move towards an agreed delivery end point.
- Development of project product breakdown structures and project / work stream plans with team members, followed by monitoring and assurance activities to ensure project progress is monitored and controlled and dependencies managed.
- Development of Business Cases at appropriate points of the project lifecycle and then ownership and management of these cases through the CTPHQ governance process.
- Proactive risk and issue management with an understanding of management levers which can be used and appropriate points at which these should be deployed.
- Managing commercial processes in conjunction with the CTPHQ commercial team to ensure relevant delivery contracts are in place, then subsequent contract management through the lifecycle of the project(s). The Senior Project Manager needs to understand principles around commercial management and ensure correct controls in place to deliver value for money.
- Manage communication and engagement with project stakeholders, developing and maintaining key relationships and working in partnership to resolve problems to benefit operational policing
- Implementing and managing change control across project governance. Defining change tolerance and devising the correct level of impact assessment where required.
- Recommend and implement innovation across CTPHQ Technology based on experience and best practice to both enhance project delivery and technical tooling used across CTP.
- Manage recruitment of technical resources (many niche specialists) to assist in delivering complex technical projects.
Experience:
The role demands a member of staff with in-depth practical experience of Project Management, working to manage and deliver the technological requirements of the national CT Policing Community. The role holder must have:
- Experience in project management of ICT projects within complex stakeholder/business environments;
- Excellent listening and oral skills with the ability to present information appropriately by audience;
- Excellent written skills and clear report writing;
- Organisational skills, the ability to pay attention to detail;
- In-depth experience of and competence in using MS office tools (including MS Project and Visio)
- Experience of working within secure technology-based projects and programmes enabling business change;
- Ability to work under pressure and to turn-round communications to meet tight deadlines;
- Experience of working as a key member within a high performance team;
- Experience of developing/maintaining governance, and the correct and efficient use of standards across multiple projects;
- Experience of managing financial budgets throughout the lifetime of a project
- Ability to manage stakeholders of all levels and deliver their complex business requirements
- Experience of managing risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies;
- Experience of developing and working with audit processes and challenge functions;
- Experience of working within business change related projects
- Experience of implementing document management systems and document controls and the ability to deal with sensitive information.
- An understanding of the commercial, operational, technical and supply infrastructure in which successful programmes and projects are delivered.
- Experience with government procurement processes.
- Highly self-motivated, conscientious, enthusiastic with a positive and proactive approach;
- A record of successfully supporting and delivering secure national projects on time and on budget in a complex environment which uses both in-house and supplier based delivery method
- An understanding and experience of how finance budgets management work
- Experience and knowledge of the security accreditation processes at a national level at all Government security Classification (GSC) levels.
- Experience of recruiting technical staff to key project roles (contract and permanent)
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check Developed Vetting (DV)] clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 11th March 2026.
