Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex and high‑impact projects that support critical customer and business objectives. In this role you’ll take ownership of day‑to‑day project delivery, ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while working within a collaborative and fast‑paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Articulate, document and share project deliverables and requirements across all functions.
• Lead the project‑assigned IPT for assigned project(s).
• Manage and resolve matters relating to costs, work schedules, commercial, technical and production issues.
• Work with Procurement & Supply Chain colleagues to support delivery of subcontracts, ensuring delivery is in line with project needs.
• Own the project budget, leading and approving allocation to the appropriate Work Package and associated WBS items.
• Ensure BAC, BAC(changes), EAC and ETCs are reviewed and reported accurately with cost variances understood; fully utilize parametric and trend analysis results.
• Manage all other project financial targets in support of revenue, cash and margin.
• Proactively manage risks and opportunities, collaborating with Project Controllers.
• Accountable for the Project Change Management regime.
• Support the Lifecycle Management (LCM) processes and tailor processes through governance sign‑off.
• Coordinate resource requirements and submit data inputs to the IBP team for bids and projects.
• Support effective Lessons Learned activities.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects in the defence sector.
• Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within or leading multi‑functional teams in a collaborative matrix‑managed IPT environment.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and its application in a project environment (desirable).
• Experience of procurement & supply‑chain contract delivery and manufacturing processes (desirable).
• Experience of the full product development lifecycle of complex integrated systems; NPD and NPI (desirable).
• Knowledge of engineering development techniques for projects including technical requirements management, development and qualification, validation and verification phases, technical risk, concurrency of design and production, project planning, project control, change management, performance measurement, cost control and risk & opportunity management.
• Experience working within matrix organisations, collaborating with engineering, operations, supply chain and quality within an IPT.

Technical Skills & Education

• Degree‑level education, preferably in engineering, business or defence studies.
• Project / Programme Management certification such as PRINCE2, APM (PMQ), PMI (PMP) or MSP and APM Risk Level 2.
• Strong ICT skills, including MS365 tools such as Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• MS‑Project or equivalent.
• Collaboration including identification and delivery of value for stakeholders.

Eligibility

Successful candidate will need to be eligible to hold UK SC Clearance.

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working offered – 3 days on site in Cambridge, UK.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy/sell).
• Pension contributions up to 9%.
• Private medical insurance for you and your partner.
• Company car allowance.
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work.
• Life assurance at 4× basic salary.
• Enhanced parental leave and pay.
• Paid volunteering leave.
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.