Disaster Recovery Project Manager at Morson Edge, Milton Keynes, £Contract Rate

Disaster Recovery Project Manager

Buckinghamshire
Hybrid – 2 Days Per Week Onsite
6 month contract
£550–£600 per day Outside IR35

Our client is seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery Project Manager to lead a critical programme focused on assessing, designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Backup capabilities across a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current-state Disaster Recovery and Backup capabilities.
• Define and document the target-state DR framework.
• Develop project roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Produce DR policies, templates and governance processes.
• Coordinate technical assessments, runbooks and recovery plans.
• Manage DR testing, reporting and remediation recommendations.
• Work closely with Product Managers, technology teams, risk functions and third-party suppliers.
• Deliver project handover and knowledge transfer activities.

Essential Experience

• Proven track record delivering Disaster Recovery projects within large-scale enterprise environments within Financial Services or other regulated environments.
• Experience conducting current-state assessments and defining future-state Disaster Recovery capabilities.
• Strong experience developing and managing project roadmaps, delivery plans, and workstreams.
• Experience producing and implementing Disaster Recovery policies, frameworks, plans, and governance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience working alongside Risk, Technology, Infrastructure, and Service Management teams.
• Experience working within complex environments involving multiple applications, services, suppliers, and business functions.
• Strong experience managing and coordinating activities across third-party vendors and service providers.
• Ability to challenge, coordinate and drive delivery across multiple teams while maintaining project momentum.
• Excellent documentation, reporting, and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Comfortable operating across both technical and business-facing teams.
• Collaborative approach with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders when required.

If you are an experienced Disaster Recovery Project Manager with a strong background in delivering DR frameworks, recovery planning, testing, and governance within complex enterprise environments. Please apply now.