At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting defence projects, ensuring timely delivery and budget management.
- Company: Join a pioneering UK Defence business with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous holiday, health plans, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth and community volunteering.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in complex technical projects and APM PMQ capability required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
As a Senior Project Manager in our UK Defence business you will be involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and programmes delivering pioneering defence innovation and capability for industry and government. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for leading multiple complex projects from initial business or customer engagement through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. You will provide effective project leadership, while managing a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure commitments are met and risks are effectively managed.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivery of high value (£5m+ per annum) complex projects ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations
- Lead cross-functional teams and provide guidance to junior project managers and team members
- Manage project financial and resource demand forecasts
Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager:
- Proven track record in delivering complex technical projects, dealing with timescales, uncertainty and risk.
- Experience delivering multiple projects for multiple customers simultaneously
- Defence, Aerospace or Engineering background preferred.
Essential qualifications for the Senior Project Manager:
- APM PMQ capability
This role is 37 hours per week based at our Boscombe Down site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Successful candidates must be able to obtain security clearance for this position. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
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