Senior Project Management Consultant

We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Management Consultant to support the delivery of complex programmes across Defence and other highly regulated sectors. This role is ideal for a Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) professional with strong delivery and assurance expertise gained within Defence, Government, or a similarly complex environment.

Since our establishment in 2018, Whitetree has been on a mission to empower clients, make lasting impacts, and provide unmatched career growth opportunities. We're passionate innovators driven by our values of Trust, Integrity, Innovation, and Excellence.

To support effective collaboration and client delivery, you will ideally live within a commutable distance to Bristol.

The Role

You will provide senior level programme and project support across a range of client engagements. You will bring significant expertise in programme governance, planning, controls, risk and issue management, reporting, benefits management and delivery assurance, helping clients improve delivery performance and achieve strategic outcomes.

Working independently you will provide constructive challenge, independent advice, practical solutions and deliver credible advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders across complex programmes and portfolios.

What Success Will Look Like in Your First 6 Months

• Build trusted relationships with clients, suppliers and key stakeholders, becoming a valued advisor who can influence decisions and drive collaboration across complex programme environments.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of programmes and projects by supporting effective governance, planning, risk management and assurance activities, helping clients improve performance and achieve their objectives.
• Provide insightful, value-driven recommendations, working across delivery, commercial and supplier teams to manage dependencies, address challenges and support informed decision-making.
• Support Whitetree's growth by strengthening client relationships, identifying opportunities and contributing to bids, proposals and solutions that deliver value for clients and the business.

Skills & experience required

• Significant experience delivering Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) services
• Experience working within Defence, Government or similarly regulated environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with experience supporting senior decision-makers in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of how procurement strategies, contractual arrangements, supplier performance, and value-for-money considerations influence programme delivery, governance, risk, and outcomes.
• Exposure to training delivery, capability development or workforce readiness programmes would be advantageous
• Experience contributing to business development activities, including client relationship management, opportunity identification, proposal writing, bid support and account growth.
• Relevant project, programme or portfolio management qualification (e.g. APM, PRINCE2®, MSP®, AgilePM®, MoP®, P3O® or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Other Requirements

• Ideally located within a commutable distance to Bristol
• Current right to live and work in the UK
• Current SC clearance or willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check
• Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required

Life at Whitetree

At Whitetree, we are proud to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career, with the chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry.

Whitetree’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We hope that excites you enough to apply.

Our competitive benefits package includes:

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Flexible working arrangements with an early Friday finish (client-dependent)
• 6% matched pension contributions
• All-staff annual bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Professional development support, including chartership, mentoring and training budget
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• 4 half-days of paid time for charity work annually
• £1000 employee recruitment bounty and £150 associate referral bonus
• Electric car, cycle to work, tech salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discount vouchers

Our Commitment to you

We're proud of our Gold Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.

Whitetree values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.

We are a disability confident employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected].

I don’t meet the criteria?

If you don’t meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact [email protected].

Compulsory National Security Vetting

Whitetree jobs are subject to national security vetting. Your eligibility for Security Clearance may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held, or any time you have spent outside of the UK. Please check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-national-security-vetting-solution-guidance-for-subjects

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