Senior Project Manager (Defence) in England

Who we are: ALTEN, an engineering and technology consultancy, is a leading Engineering and IT consultancy operating across 30 countries, making waves in all sectors: Aeronautics, Space, Defence, Security and naval, Automotive, Rail and mobility, Energy and environment, Life Sciences and health, Industrial Equipment and electronics, Telecoms, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Retail, Services & Medias, Public Services & Government. With a team of passionate, diligent, and agile engineers, we are united by a common purpose: building tomorrow’s world today. Day by day, we support our customers' development strategies as well as their technological and sustainability transformation.

Due to ongoing expansion, ALTEN Ltd is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Defence Business - hybrid set up, mix of client onsite/office/remote. This is a fantastic chance to be part of a fast-growing company with strong core values of Excellence, Accountability, Integrity, and Service.

Your new role: Within Technical Direction, the Senior Project Manager will manage a team of Engineers responsible for the execution and delivery of client projects. In detail, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Project Management
  • Responsible for the QCD (Quality-Costs-Deadline), estimating execution loads and activities, while managing the competencies assigned to the projects.
  • Supervising the projects team, monitoring progress, and participating in team evaluation.
  • Managing project risks.
  • Leading the follow-up committees with the customer.
  • Monitoring KPIs, performing projects’ financial monitoring, and presenting regular internal reporting to the Project Director.
  • Contributing to the productivity and profitability improvement of an ongoing project(s) by applying ALTEN processes, methods, and tools.
  • Enforcing the behavioural rules in terms of quality, health, safety, and environment defined by the Group and requested by the related customer.
  • Contributing to answering new RFQ (Request for Quotation) on the technical offer, scoping, sizing activity, and support to costing.
  • Following up on functional analysis and controlling customer requirements.
• Team Management
  • Forecasting and coordinating the workload of your team, ensuring that your team is correctly sized to handle the amount of work and that the work is distributed efficiently across your team and well-matched to their skills.
  • Defining the future makeup of your team, and the skills needed within it. Working with Business Managers and Recruiters to select the right people for your projects at the right time.
  • Integrating new team members and managing the skills and capability of the team to ensure that your team is able to deliver the right level of quality to our clients.
  • Leading your teams by example, setting clear expectations and upholding the high standards required by ALTEN and its clients when it comes to team behaviours and attitudes towards quality, health, safety, and environment.

Who are we looking for? The ideal candidate possesses passion and curiosity for the Engineering sector, with a result-oriented and entrepreneurial mindset, and is comfortable working in an international and fast-paced environment.

Experience required:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering.
• 6+ years of experience as a Project Manager, Delivery lead, Technical Lead, Senior Project Engineer, or Integrated Project Lead in the Defence industry.
• Technical Project Management background: estimation, project planning, risk management, and budget management.
• Prior experience in System and Software Engineering in DEFENCE is required.
• Must have a system engineering background.
• Demonstrable experience in coaching and leading teams, and managing autonomously relevant projects, being a key factor in client meetings.
• Experience working independently, being result-oriented, having an entrepreneurial mindset, and strong communication and interpersonal skills in stakeholder management and natural leadership.

What we offer:

• Competitive basic salary accompanied by an attractive bonus based on your performance.
• Company benefits including Private Medical Healthcare, Life Insurance, and Travel insurance.
• Pension scheme with company contributions up to 6%.
• Hybrid work week.
• A challenging position in a fast-growing company with a quick career development path for its best talents.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

Any doubts? Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we are looking for. As an equal-opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

We're inviting candidates with 6-13 years of relevant experience to apply for this role. Please see our other openings for roles requiring 0-6 years and 13+ years experience.