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Disaster Recovery PM

Oliver James
Milton Keynes Full-time GBP 117,000 – 143,000
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Disaster Recovery Project Manager - Contract

Location: Milton Keynes (1 day per week on-site)

Rate: circa £500 per day

Engagement: Outside IR35

Industry: Insurance

We're looking for an experienced Disaster Recovery Project Manager to join an Insurance business on a contract basis, one day per week on-site in Milton Keynes. You'll take ownership of the DR programme - from planning and testing through to stakeholder reporting - ensuring business continuity posture remains robust and audit-ready.

What you'll do

  • Lead and coordinate disaster recovery planning, testing, and exercises

  • Maintain and improve DR documentation and runbooks

  • Manage risk and issue logs and report progress to senior stakeholders

  • Ensure regulatory and compliance alignment

  • Coordinate cross-functional teams during DR events and incidents

What we're looking for
  • Proven DR/BCP project management background

  • Experience in insurance or financial services (highly desirable)

  • Familiarity with ISO 22301 or equivalent frameworks

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

  • Ability to operate independently and hit the ground running

This is an outside IR35 engagement at approximately £500 per day. Candidates must be able to attend the Milton Keynes office one day per week. Insurance sector experience is desirable but not essential.

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