Defence Programme Manager | On-site, DV Cleared

Ultra Electronics Group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

25 days’ holiday

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) in Maidenhead is seeking a Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex engineering programme. The role is on-site at the Cyber Centre of Excellence, with a minimum of four days per week in the office.

You will provide leadership and governance across bid development, concept definition through delivery, acceptance and close-out, coordinating with engineering, commercial and wider stakeholders in a highly regulated defence

Qualifications

• Experience in defence/regulated environments.
• Experience managing large, complex programmes.
• Security clearance eligibility and governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of complex programmes.
• Establish governance structures and lifecycle gates.
• Manage detailed plans, schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, procurement and partners.
• Ensure adherence to systems engineering processes and design assurance.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Provide clear reporting to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and security standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and lead a team of project managers.

Skills

Project management

Defence programmes

Budgets & forecasting

Systems engineering

Waterfall/Agile

Stakeholder management

Government contracts

Leadership

MS Project / Jira

Proposal development

PM certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) in Maidenhead is seeking a Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex engineering programme. The role is on-site at the Cyber Centre of Excellence, with a minimum of four days per week in the office.

You will provide leadership and governance across bid development, concept definition through delivery, acceptance and close-out, coordinating with engineering, commercial and wider stakeholders in a highly regulated defence