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Job Description
We're hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major defence and marine engineering programmes for a key UK client. This role sits within a highly technical environment where you'll oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams, drive delivery across complex lifecycles, and ensure compliance with industry and client expectations.
You'll be responsible for project ownership from bid to closeout, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence, while working closely with engineers, stakeholders, and delivery partners across the UK defence space.
What you'll be doing
* Managing end-to-end delivery of engineering projects involving electronics and mechanical systems
* Leading planning, risk management, reporting, and stakeholder communication
* Driving performance across internal engineering teams and external partners
* Interfacing with senior stakeholders across marine and defence environments
* Ensuring compliance with internal processes and client delivery standards
* Supporting proposals, bids, and programme reviews as needed
Qualifications
What we're looking for
* 10+ years' project management experience in engineering environments
* Background in defence or marine - ideally with BAE, Babcock, or similar
* Familiarity with engineering design tools such as Altium Designer, LTspice, SolidWorks, ANSYS, or Inventor
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills in complex technical settings
* Understanding of secure or regulated delivery frameworks
* Must be eligible for SC clearance - UKEO SC or prior defence clearance ideal
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Why join us?
We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.
Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!
In short you get:
* A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
* A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
* A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
* A competitive salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension Scheme
* Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
* Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
* Flexible way of working (role dependent)
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