Job Description
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Farnborough
Salary: £DOE
Key Skills: Project Management, Bids, Proposals, Engineering, Manufacturing, Safety, Hazards, Projects, Programmes, Stakeholder Management
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of a high-value portfolio of projects.
This portfolio forms a critical part of the business, focusing on the assessment of high-hazard weapons, munitions, and energetics through live testing and the generation of assurance-based evidence.
This is a highly visible role where you will lead complex, safety-critical projects, working at the interface of operations, engineering, and programme delivery to ensure activities are conducted safely, effectively, and in line with customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead cross-functional project teams
* Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers
* Deliver projects to agreed baselines across time, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction
* Maintain accurate financial and resource forecasts aligned to delivery expectations
* Ensure adherence to governance frameworks, including lifecycle and assurance reviews
* Contribute to bid activity and opportunity development, supporting future growth
* Provide clear and consistent reporting to programme and portfolio leadership
* Work closely with operational and engineering teams to ensure safety remains paramount
About You
What will you bring:
* Proven experience delivering complex projects, programmes, or portfolios
* Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence, align, and motivate teams
* Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
* Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management, including customer-facing roles
* Strong negotiation and conflict resolution capability
* Experience supporting business development and bid activities, including planning and costing
Essential Qualifications
* Demonstrable capability aligned to APM (or equivalent project management qualification)
Additional Information
* Regular travel to customer sites (including Bristol and other UK locations) is required
* This role operates within a highly regulated, safety-critical defence environment
* Flexibility and adaptability are essential
Why Join Us?
You will be part of a team delivering critical assurance activities that directly support national defence capability. This is an opportunity to work on complex, meaningful programmes where safety, innovation, and collaboration are at the forefront.
***PLEASE NOTE***
Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy
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