Requirements and Project Manager - Defence Modelling and Simulation Centre

Vacancy summary

Recruiting Service

Joint

SERVE Ref/JPAN/URN

CSOC 77/26

NATO Rank(s)

OF-3 - Lt Cdr - Maj - Sqn Ldr

UK Rank(s)

Lieutenant-Commander, Major, Major (RM), Squadron Leader

Closing date

05/07/2026, 23:55

Anticipated start date

August 2026

Engagement type

Additional Duties Commitment, Part Time Volunteer Reserve (PTVR), Short-term Tasks, Voluntary Training or Other Duties (VTOD)

Commitment length

17 months

Post Owner Email

CSOC-People-StratHR-ResHubGpMbox@mod.gov.uk

Open to personnel from

Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines

Branch/Trade/ Profession

Any

Specialisation

Any

Location

IWC, MOD Shrivenham

Country

United Kingdom

City

Oxford

Vacancy detail

Job Description

Subject to formal establishment, Joint Boarding process and sS Policies, a vacancy will arise for a OF3 to serve as the Requirements and Project Manager at Defence Modelling and Simulation Centre (DMSC) on ADC/PTVR/VTOD Terms and Conditions of Service (TaCoS), with an initial proposed start date from 1 Aug 26 (or earlier/later, subject to formal establishment and candidate status).

Up to 180 RSDs per year are available for the right candidate to conduct the role. The role has scope to extend past 31 Jul 27.

Unit Function:

The role of the Integrated Warfare Centre (IWC) is to optimise and adapt the current integrated force, through concepts and warfare development, to support UK and NATO joint commanders to achieve operational advantage over adversaries, across the continuum of competition.

The Defence Modelling and Simulation Centre (DMSC) operates as a cohering force for Modelling & Simulation (M&S) across Defence. Its mission is to enable Defence to operate, integrate, innovate, develop and adapt through the exploitation of M&S by promoting coherence and interoperability of MOD M&S activity across Defence and with Allies.

Position Role:

The Defence Modelling and Simulation Centre (DMSC) plays a central role in enabling coherent, effective and efficient exploitation of Modelling and Simulation (M&S) across Defence. To reinforce this mission, we are seeking an experienced and motivated OF3-OF4 military reservist to support the structured delivery of M&S projects and programmes, from initial requirement identification through to successful delivery. This position sits within the Programmes element of DMSO headed by a G7 CS.

A core part of this role is the gathering, interpretation and refinement of user and stakeholder requirements for M&S activities. The postholder will work across Defence organisations to understand operational needs, challenges and constraints, translating these into clear, actionable requirements that can be adopted within DMSO programmes. They will ensure that user intent is understood, scoped and articulated in a way that enables coherent planning and programme alignment.

In parallel, this is a delivery-focused role that supports projects through their full lifecycle. The successful candidate will assist in defining project parameters, shaping delivery approaches and supporting progress through initiation, planning, execution and delivery. They will contribute to developing delivery documentation, tracking progress, supporting risk management, writing and progressing business cases to gain funding and ensuring that requirements are met in a controlled, transparent and auditable way. This is a hands-on role that sits alongside other delivery agents and delivery leads to ensure Defence receives the M&S capabilities it genuinely needs.

The postholder will bring drive, initiative and the ability to work independently within a structured delivery environment. They must be capable of forming productive relationships with stakeholders, understanding the detail of their requirements and working collaboratively to deliver outcomes. This position directly supports Defence by ensuring that M&S projects are properly defined, well-managed and delivered effectively, turning user need into tangible capability in a controlled and disciplined manner.

Responsibilities:

1. Engage with Defence stakeholders to gather, analyse and refine user requirements for M&S projects - ensuring maintenance of the 'golden thread'.
2. Translate user needs into clear, prioritised and actionable requirement sets that can be adopted within programme and project planning.
3. Ensure requirements remain coherent, traceable and aligned with Defence objectives throughout the lifecycle of each M&S activity.
4. Support the initiation of projects by helping to define scope, objectives, constraints and key delivery parameters based on validated requirements.
5. Assist programme and project teams in planning, coordinating and monitoring delivery to ensure progress remains controlled and transparent.
6. Contribute to risk, issue, dependency and change management processes to maintain delivery discipline and safeguard project outcomes.
7. Support project closure by capturing outcomes, validating requirement fulfilment and contributing to lessons-learned processes.
8. Maintain all project documentation in accordance with MOD standards, ensuring completeness, accuracy and auditability across the project lifecycle.

Essential Skills

Must be an OF3 of any specialisation. OF2 applicants with a positive recommendation in their most recent annual OJAR may be considered in line with sS Policy.

Must be serving as a member of the Reserve Forces or have served with the Regular Forces.

SC.

Proven Project Management Experience, supported by one of the professional qualifications below:

• PM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
• P3O-aligned portfolio/project experience
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• APM PPQ (Project Professional Qualification)
• MSP Practitioner
• AgilePM Practitioner

(one only qualification required)

Desirable Skills

Training and/or experience in Modelling and Simulation.

• Selected candidate will undertake the Introduction to Defence Simulation (5-day residential at Shrivenham - dates TBC) in post.

Experience in Requirements Management

• Selected candidate will undertake Requirements Management Course (CAPAC-RM) (5-day residential at Shrivenham - dates TBC) in post.

Selection Process

Please contact WO1 Shawn Bailey MBE for details BEFORE applying to discuss TaCoS and application requirements, at the following email address - , Please quote the SERVE Reference Number and Job Title in all correspondence. Some processes are joint.

Royal Navy Applicants should follow the .

Army Applicants should follow the .

Royal Air Force Applicants should follow the .

All RAF applications are to submit the 3 most recent OJARs and a 2 page CV, which are to be sent to WO1 Shawn Bailey MBE at the following email address - Please quote the SERVE Reference Number and Job Title in all correspondences

Additional information

Domestic Considerations:

DMSC is a Regular organisation, which routinely works Mon to Fri, (0800 to 1700) it is essential that the incumbent is able to work flexibly throughout the working week. The exact working days will be planned with the 1RO. Working from home will form the majority of the working routine with an envisaged 90/10 split, but the incumbent must be able to work at Shrivenham, CSOC or other MOD locations as directed by the 1RO.

The appointed officer is authorised to claim travel and subsistence (T&S) and to have access to Service accommodation, for assigned exercises and associated meetings when remote conferencing is not practicable; dependent on agreed committed TaCoS.

Other Information:

T&S: Subject to agreed committed TaCoS.

Accommodation: Subject to; agreed committed TaCoS, availability of transit accommodation and if required to work in different MOD locations / overseas requirements / or exercise.

Employment on Part Time TaCoS (PTVR/ADC/VeRR/ARRG/VToD): The successful applicant will be subject to the TaCoS they will be employed on / authorised.

Pension Issues: Personnel who qualify for a service pension should take financial advice from Defence Business Services (DBS) Pensions Department on the effect that undertaking reserve service has on their pension (details can be found on the JPA splash screen). Additional guidance can also be found at and .

Transition between TaCoS: Personnel taking this appointment from other TaCoS should consider the impact on any accrued entitlements, such as leave, resettlement etc and should seek specialist guidance where required as certain entitlements are TaCoS specific and may not be retained or transferred on transition between TaCoS.

Annual Salary and Leave: Pay will be in accordance with the pay scales published in JSP 754. Leave entitlement, if applicable, is detailed in .

Please contact please contact WO1 Shawn Bailey MBE WO Reserves before applying to discuss TaCoS and application requirements at the following email address- - Please quote the SERVE Reference Number and Job Title in all correspondences