Overview
Senior Project Manager
Location: East England
Hybrid
This Project Management role is accountable and responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of a project/bid of a size and complexity appropriate to a Project Manager, ensuring the timely delivery of requirements to agreed project timescales.
Working within an applied matrix organisation – in particular working in collaboration with the engineering, procurement, supply chain, and production departments – the role will foster and encourage the culture and operational effectiveness of Integrated Project Teams (IPTs).
As a member of the Bids and Programmes job family, you will be expected to support an integrated – Life Cycle Management Processes (LCM) and Business Management System (BMS) and bring your experience and knowledge to support the wider team.
Joining us in this Project Management role is an opportunity to contribute to an organisation with a proud heritage of engineering and innovation within the defence sector.
Our commitment to delivering complex, mission-critical projects in a collaborative, integrated project team (IPT) environment aligns perfectly with my passion for structured, cross-functional project delivery and continuous improvement.
This role offers the chance to manage full lifecycle projects within an applied matrix organisation, directly interfacing with engineering, procurement, supply chain, and production teams.
This is a very exciting time to us and the Project Management teams. This role offers hybrid working and 3 days a week on site, maybe more if the project requires it.
Responsibilities
* Lead the assigned Integrated Project Team (IPT) to deliver all project objectives to agreed time, cost, and quality targets.
* Own the project deliverables and ensure all technical, commercial, and project management requirements are clearly defined, documented, and understood from the outset.
* Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP), including the Organisational Breakdown Structure, Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
* Manage cost, schedule, and scope performance — proactively resolving issues relating to technical, commercial, or production activities.
* Oversee project financials, including budget allocation, cost forecasting, and reporting.
* Ensure Earned Value Management (EVM), Schedule and Cost Performance Indices (SPI/CPI), and trend analyses are accurately maintained.
* Collaborate with Finance to meet project financial targets, supporting revenue, cash flow, and margin objectives.
* Work closely with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to manage subcontract delivery and supplier performance, ensuring alignment with overall project requirements.
* Lead the identification, analysis, and mitigation of project risks and opportunities, maintaining accurate and actionable risk registers.
* Own and manage project change control processes — maintaining a clear and current Project Performance Measurement Baseline and ensuring all approved changes are fully documented.
* Support resource planning and forecasting activities, ensuring accurate inputs to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
* Promote adherence to our Lifecycle Management (LCM) and Business Management System (BMS) frameworks.
* Drive continuous improvement through structured Learning from Experience (LFE) reviews and the sharing of best practice across teams.
* Undertake additional activities as required by Programme or Business Line leadership to support overall business objectives.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in frontline project management, ideally within the defence sector, delivering complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
* Strong understanding of project controls, including cost, schedule, risk, and change management.
* Experience leading or working within collaborative, cross-functional IPT or matrix-managed environments.
* Familiarity with engineering development and manufacturing processes, including New Product Development (NPD) and New Production Introduction (NPI).
* Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), SPI, CPI, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), and Critical Path Analysis (CPA), with the ability to interpret and apply project performance metrics.
* Experience using project scheduling and planning tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera P6) and contributing to Integrated Baseline Planning (IBP).
* Demonstrated ability to identify and manage project risks and opportunities, including the development of mitigation and contingency plans.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead diverse teams toward common objectives.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
* Pension contributions up to 9%
* Healthcare cash plan for you and your children
* Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
* Life assurance at 4x basic salary
* Enhanced parental leave and pay
* Paid volunteering leave
* Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools
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