Senior Manager - Crisis and Resilience (Defence)

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

TRS Consulting

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role

Join PwC’s Crisis and Resilience team, an inclusive, collaborative practice helping clients prepare for disruption and make effective decisions under pressure. As Senior Manager – Crisis and Resilience (Defence), you’ll lead work with defence, national security and public sector organisations.

You’ll shape and deliver crisis management, operational resilience and strategic risk programmes, advising senior stakeholders and leading multi-workstream engagements. The role is UK based, with travel to PwC offices and client sites as required.

You’ll bring credible defence, military or similar operational experience, strong consulting delivery and commercial judgement. You’ll enjoy meaningful client impact, varied challenges and helping grow the practice

What your days will look like

• Your work will help clients build resilience, respond to disruption and turn lessons into better controls.

• Lead crisis management, operational resilience and strategic risk engagements for defence and public sector clients.

• Advise senior client stakeholders and support executive decision-making under pressure.

• Lead teams while overseeing delivery quality, budgets, governance, risks and dependencies.

• Support business development, including opportunity shaping, proposals and account growth

This role is for you if

• You have led crisis management, operational resilience, business continuity or strategic risk programmes.

• You have military, defence or comparable operational leadership experience.

• You have managed scope, budget, margin, risks, issues and resourcing across complex engagements.

• You have influenced senior stakeholders through workshops, steering groups or executive briefings.

• You have contributed to sales, proposal development or client account growth.

Due to the security requirements of this role, candidates must be eligible to obtain BPSS and SC clearance. This role requires UK sole nationality

What you’ll receive from us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Cybersecurity Framework, Cybersecurity Governance, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Firewall (Network Security), Forensic Investigation, Incident Management, Incident Remediation, Incident Response Plan, Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity {+ 23 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date

August 13, 2026