Company Description
General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.
Job Description
As a Programme Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
1. Managing and delivering multiple projects within the organisation, including competitive and non-competitive bids
2. Ensuring timely provision of project deliverables, performance metrics, and progress reports
3. Maintaining programme budgetary control and effective risk management
4. Leading cross-functional engineering teams and collaborating with customer colleagues
5. Planning and executing various projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
6. Working closely with customers, partners, and suppliers in the defence industry
7. Delivering projects within allocated time, budget, and quality requirements
8. Managing a portfolio of low to medium complexity projects
9. Driving successful delivery of complex engineering projects within the Tactical Communications domain
10. Navigating both traditional (Waterfall) and Agile (SAFe) delivery environments
11. Proactively managing risks, subcontractors, and finances
Qualifications
To be successful in the role you will
12. Proven experience managing complex, multidisciplinary projects within the defence or communications sectors.
13. Strong understanding of project governance, planning, and control techniques.
14. Familiarity with tactical communication systems design, development, deployment, and operation.
15. Experience with change management and programme-level frameworks such as MSP and P3M.
16. Comfortable working across both Agile and traditional delivery environments.
17. Demonstrable experience in leading projects of medium to high complexity.
18. Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline (, Engineering, Business, IT) or equivalent experience.
19. Professional certification (, PRINCE2, PMP, APM PMQ, SAFe Agilist) is advantageous.
Additional Information
Salary for this position is £62,000 to £77,500, depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.
We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:
20. A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
21. A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
22. A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks