At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex space and defence projects, ensuring successful delivery and stakeholder engagement.
- Company: Innovative engineering team in Cambridge, pushing the boundaries of technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and a chance to work on cutting-edge projects.
- Other info: Join a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement in a highly regulated environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in aerospace and defence while leading dynamic teams.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering or Project Management with experience in complex projects.
The predicted salary is between 58500 - 71500 £ per year.
A Senior Project Manager is sought to join an innovative engineering team in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, contributing to the delivery of complex space payload, defence technology, and satellite communications programmes.
The Senior Project Manager, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, will be expected to develop and apply your expertise in project leadership, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, commercial, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of technically challenging projects.
This may include managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, overseeing programme performance, and ensuring compliance within highly regulated aerospace and defence environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full lifecycle delivery of complex space, defence, and satellite communications projects.
- Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
- Ensure projects are delivered to agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional teams including RF, mechanical, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality disciplines.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions where required.
- Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, cost tracking, and budget control.
- Prepare and present project reviews, status updates, and reports to customers and senior leadership teams.
- Support business development and bid activities, contributing to technical and commercial proposals.
- Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across project teams.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
- Proven experience delivering complex engineering projects within the space, defence, satellite communications, or related sectors.
- Strong understanding of RF-based systems, including satellite communications, radar, electronic warfare, or payload technologies.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams in highly regulated environments.
- Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Primavera, Jira, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, or APMP.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets and financial performance.
- Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
- Strong problem-solving, organisational, and risk management abilities.
- Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
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Senior Project Manager in Cambridge employer: Redline Group - Specialist Recruitment for Technology & Electronics Companies
Redline Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration across its three sites in Surrey. With a strong emphasis on career progression and personal development, employees are encouraged to grow their skills and advance within the company, making it a rewarding place for those passionate about engineering and R&D.
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Redline Group - Specialist Recruitment for Technology & Electronics Companies Recruitment Team
