Assistant Project Manager in Glenrothes

Assistant Project Manager in Glenrothes

Glenrothes Full-Time 54000 - 66000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Support project delivery, coordinate activities, and ensure high-quality outcomes.
  • Company: Join a leading tech firm focused on innovation and collaboration.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, and flexible benefits.
  • Other info: Great opportunities for career growth and professional development.
  • Why this job: Make an impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your project management skills.
  • Qualifications: Degree in a relevant field and experience in project delivery.

The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.

Overview

As Assistant Project Manager in the Advanced Products team, you will support the end-to-end delivery of complex programmes, coordinating activities across IPTs, suppliers, and customers.

You’ll help manage governance, risk, schedules and exports while ensuring compliance and high-quality deliverables.

This role contributes to RTX UK’s growth by enabling successful project execution in a fast-paced, collaboration-focused environment.

You will work closely with the Programme Manager to drive timely outcomes and customer satisfaction.

  • Pay / Benefits
  • competitive salaries
  • 25 days holiday plus public holidays with buy/sell option
  • contributory pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
  • discretionary company bonus
  • life assurance (6x salary)
  • flexible benefits including health, dental, cycle to work

Responsibilities

  • Support planning, execution and monitoring of programme activities to meet milestones
  • Coordinate workflows, track progress and help resolve risks, issues and dependencies
  • Prepare governance updates and decision-ready reports
  • Raise and track shipment requests and coordinate logistics with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
  • Support returns and repairs contracts coordination to ensure timely resolution and compliance
  • Prepare and coordinate technology transfer documentation in line with export governance requirements
  • Gather technical, commercial and operational inputs for bids and proposals with IPT
  • Assist with cost and schedule performance input for EAC reviews and monthly programme reviews
  • Create and maintain meeting minutes, action trackers and summaries for Programme Manager
  • Prepare customer-facing schedule updates and communicate progress clearly to stakeholders
  • Key requirements
  • Degree qualified in a technical, manufacturing or project management-related discipline or equivalent experience
  • Experience delivering projects to schedule, budget and quality
  • Ability to meet customer requirements
  • Experience in project financial reporting
  • Knowledge of risk and opportunity management techniques and tools
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills (Desirable)
  • Experience in proposal preparation (Desirable)
  • Effective stakeholder management (Desirable)
  • Able to manage budgets and forecast costs to complete (Desirable)
  • customer-focused
  • strong communication
  • resilience
  • project management
  • governance and reporting
  • risk and opportunity management

Assistant Project Manager in Glenrothes employer: Raytheon

Raytheon UK is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment in Glenrothes where employees can thrive and contribute to cutting-edge defence and aerospace technology. With a strong focus on professional development, competitive benefits including a generous pension scheme, and a culture that prioritises teamwork and innovation, we empower our Production Managers to lead impactful projects while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance. Join us to be part of a community dedicated to shaping the future of national security and fostering personal growth.

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Contact Details:

Raytheon Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Assistant Project Manager in Glenrothes

Project Management
Governance and Reporting
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Budget Management
Cost Forecasting
Technical Documentation