At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative projects for the UK Ministry of Defence and manage complex services.
- Company: Exciting high-growth company providing advanced tech services to the military.
- Benefits: Six-figure salary, bonus, car, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Join a respected company with ambitious growth plans and international opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence technology while leading dynamic project teams.
- Qualifications: Project management qualification and experience in defence technology required.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 120000 £ per year.
Our client is an exciting high-growth company. It provides complex managed services to the UK Ministry of Defence built on highly innovative and advanced technologies. It is a trusted specialist supplier of a rapidly expanding range of services and related support, and as such has become a key partner to the UK military. It is a long-established and highly regarded company, enjoying notable success for its latest offerings in a dynamic market.
The business has ambitious plans for the development and introduction of a wide and diverse portfolio of AI-enabled and technologically sophisticated services that deliver battlespace advantage for the armed forces of the UK and its NATO allies. Thanks to its current rate of organic growth and with a recent and significant injection of investment, the company now needs to recruit an experienced director-level project management professional to join the management team and provide hands-on leadership and direction to the £multi-million contracts already secured, and those already in the increasingly strong pipeline for this highly successful and very profitable business as it expands at home and internationally.
Role:
- Prioritise safety
- Lead cross-functional project teams
- Manage complex services and through-life support
- Proactive partnership with customer / MoD IPTs
- Deliver on contract requirements
- Efficient and effective resource allocation
- Decision support to senior management
- Supply chain management
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Adopt robust and rigorous processes
- Monitor progress, budgets and KPIs
- Instil a high performance and continuous improvement culture
- Support bid and contract pricing and negotiation
- Identify, report, manage and mitigate risks
- Work closely with Nominated / Accountable Persons
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships
- Collaborate with stakeholders, co-workers and suppliers
Candidate:
- Project / programme management qualification
- Ideally a degree in a STEM subject
- Senior project leadership role in defence technology / engineering
- Experienced in managing service provision to MoD
- Enforced formal project disciplines, systems and structure
- Sets and maintains standards, holds others to account
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Determined, energetic and collaborative
- Highly numerate with commercial instincts
- First-class planning and organisational skills, and close attention to detail
- Team player, with coaching ethos
- Able to work on-site, remotely, or internationally, as required
- Unimpeachable integrity
- Willing to undergo and confident of obtaining UK security clearance
Friisberg & Partners International are the retained advisers on this appointment. Please send your CV by email to quoting reference 8229.
Project Director in Southampton employer: Friisberg & Partners International
As a Project Director at our high-growth company, you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering innovative services to the UK Ministry of Defence. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that prioritises safety and continuous improvement, while offering competitive salaries, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits. With ample opportunities for professional development and a commitment to cutting-edge technology, this role in the South of England promises a rewarding career path in a respected organisation at the forefront of defence technology.
Contact Details:
Friisberg & Partners International Recruitment Team
