Join our EWOS team and play a pivotal role in leading the delivery of complex projects and programmes, working closely with customers, stakeholders and technical teams to achieve successful outcomes in a highly secure environment.
What you'll be doing
As a Principal Project Manager, you'll provide leadership and direction across a diverse portfolio of complex projects and programmes, ensuring successful delivery from initiation through to completion.
Working closely with customers and internal teams, you'll help shape delivery strategies, manage key stakeholder relationships and ensure outcomes are achieved in a dynamic and evolving environment.
You’ll also play a key role in mentoring colleagues, sharing expertise and contributing to the continued growth and success of the business.
Location
This role is based at our St Neots office, providing the opportunity to work closely with a highly skilled and collaborative team supporting some of the UK’s most important defence and security programmes.
We recognise the importance of flexibility and support hybrid working where business needs allow.
How you'll support us
- Lead complex projects and programmes, ensuring successful delivery and customer satisfaction
- Influence and engage senior stakeholders across customers and the wider business
- Drive project performance across delivery, commercial and operational objectives
- Provide leadership, mentoring and support to colleagues and project teams
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and the continued growth of the business
The invaluable experience you'll bring
We're expecting that you've done this role before, so you'll know how to successfully deliver complex projects whilst balancing multiple priorities, stakeholders and commercial objectives.
- Project Management Practitioner qualification
- Extensive experience in a Project Manager or similar leadership role
- Experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams
- Strong financial and commercial awareness
Desirable experience
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification or equivalent
- Membership of a relevant professional or chartered body
- Experience within the Defence sector or a similarly regulated technical environment
- Experience supporting business strategy and growth activities
- Experience leading or working within programme-level delivery environments
It would be great if you also have experience working within secure, customer-facing environments and are comfortable managing multiple priorities across a diverse project portfolio.
Our non‑negotiables
- A UK National and eligible to work in the UK
- Eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance, with willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) clearance if required
MASS is an equal opportunities employer; we know that our people are smart, skilled and motivated and in return we provide a friendly workplace where everyone is valued and has the chance to make an impact.
Benefits
- Salary £60,000 - £70,000 DOE
- 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut‑down)
- Buy or sell up to 5 days' annual leave
- Two pension schemes to choose from
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members
- Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
- Multiple Save schemes
- Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail discounts
- Continuous Professional Development support
