Assistant Project Manager

Raytheon UK; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon UK, a leading aerospace and defence company, invites an Assistant Project Manager to join the Advanced Products team in Glenrothes or Livingston. Hybrid working combines office presence with home working, supporting complex programmes and international collaboration.

The role involves coordinating project activities, governance, and communications across internal teams, suppliers, and customers, while ensuring export governance compliance and timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects to schedule, budget and quality.
• Knowledge of risk and opportunity management techniques.
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers, suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities and support governance processes.
• Assist Programme Manager with planning, scheduling, and milestones.
• Track risks, issues and dependencies and help resolve them.
• Prepare regular programme updates and governance reports.
• Coordinate shipment and logistics to meet programme requirements.
• Coordinate technology transfers and export governance documentation.
• Support bids and proposals with IPT inputs and stakeholder contributions.
• Assist with monthly programme reviews and action tracking.
• Produce meeting minutes and action trackers for follow-up.
• Keep customers updated with project schedules and milestones.

Skills

Project delivery

Risk management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in technical/PM related field

PM qualification desirable

Job description

Title: Assistant Project Manager

Location(s): Glenrothes or Livingston / Hybrid (WFH / Glenrothes or Livingston)

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Date Posted

2026-09-17

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Glenrothes, Fife

Position Role Type

Hybrid

Title: Assistant Project Manager

Location(s): Glenrothes or Livingston / Hybrid (WFH / Glenrothes or Livingston)

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defence.

Summary of Role

The Raytheon UK Advanced Products team has a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, high performing and experienced Assistant Project Manager to provide support and direction, as part of a high performing Integrated Project Team.

Working within the Complex Sub‑Assemblies Product Line The Assistant Project Manager provides critical support in the successful delivery of complex programmes by coordinating project activities, supporting governance processes, and ensuring effective communication across internal teams, suppliers, and customers. Working closely with the Programme Manager and Integrated Project Team (IPT), this role contributes to programme execution, commercial activities, schedule management, and customer engagement while ensuring compliance with export governance requirements and contractual obligations. As a valuable member of the Advanced Products team this Project Management role is pivotal both in the growth of the Raytheon UK business, and in the success of RTX US in supporting their customer during this time of significantly increased demand.

Success will require customer focused innovative thinking, forward planning, strong communication, resilience and an ability to react quickly to changes. As a valuable member of the Advanced Products team this Assistant Project Management role is pivotal in identifying and securing new opportunities, working collaboratively with the wider company and creating an inclusive environment for the team to grow. As part of the day‑to‑day activities the role requires assisting in the delivery of complex and challenging projects, ensuring on‑time deliveries, customer satisfaction, and high‑quality deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Coordination & Delivery Support
• Support the Programme Manager in the planning, execution, and monitoring of programme activities, ensuring key milestones, actions, and deliverables are effectively managed.
• Coordinate project workflows, track progress against agreed objectives, and support the resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Prepare regular updates and reports to support programme governance and decision‑making.
• Logistics & Supply Chain Coordination
• Manage the raising and tracking of shipment requests, ensuring deliveries are coordinated efficiently and aligned with programme requirements.
• Support the management of returns and repairs contracts, coordinating activities between customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely resolution and contractual compliance.
• Export Governance & Technology Transfers
• Prepare and coordinate technology transfer documentation in line with export governance requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and approval processes.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure controlled information and technology movements are appropriately managed.
• Bid & Proposal Support
• Liaise with the Integrated Project Team (IPT) to gather technical, commercial, and operational inputs required for bids and proposals.
• Coordinate contributions from key stakeholders, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete, and delivered within required timescales.
• Support the preparation of compelling customer‑facing proposals and supporting documentation.
• Programme Governance & Reporting
• Support Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews by coordinating inputs, tracking cost and schedule performance, and highlighting key programme considerations.
• Assist with monthly programme reviews by preparing supporting materials, coordinating inputs, and ensuring actions are captured and progressed.
• Produce accurate and detailed meeting minutes, action trackers, and meeting summaries to support effective communication and follow‑up by the Programme Manager.
• Customer Communication & Schedule Management
• Prepare and issue programme schedule updates for customers, ensuring information is accurate, timely, and aligned with agreed communication plans.
• Support customer engagement by providing clear, concise updates on progress, milestones, and upcoming activities.

Candidate Requirements

Below are both the Essential and Desirable candidate qualities. At Raytheon UK, our priority is culture: we are keen to hear from people with the right attitude, values and willingness to learn, therefore even if you feel you do not meet the majority of the qualities, we still encourage you to apply.

Essential

• Degree qualified in a technical, manufacturing or project management related discipline, or with equivalent non-academic experience. A recognized project management qualification is highly desirable.
• Experienced in project delivery with a successful track record in executing projects to schedule, budget and quality.
• Ability to execute to customer requirements.
• Experience in project financial reporting, ensuring a complete and accurate view is available on request.
• Awareness and understanding of Risk and Opportunity management, knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk and opportunity management techniques and tools.

Desirable

• Experience of working in relevant domains.
• Supportive, with the character to navigate sensitive and pressurised situations to overcome delivery challenges.
• Experience in the preparation of proposals.