Defence Programme Manager – Onsite, DV Cleared, Lead Delivery

Ultra Intelligence & Communications; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Private Medical

Holiday Allowance

Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible hours

Cycle to work

Will writing

Clearance allowance

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications in Maidenhead seeks an accomplished Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary engineering programme within defence. You will provide strong governance and leadership across the full project lifecycle, ensuring schedule, cost and quality objectives are met.

Role requires on-site work a minimum of four days per week, collaboration with engineering, quality assurance, procurement and external partners, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Solid experience in project/programme management within a defence, IT, engineering, or technology environment.
• Proven experience delivering large and complex projects or programmes within a technical or technical environment.
• Experience managing programme budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Awareness and understanding of engineering principles and lifecycle models.
• Experience with Waterfall, Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management with superb communication skills.
• Experience managing contracts for and interfacing with government customers.
• Strong leadership and team coordination capabilities.
• Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, Jira).
• Experience shaping costed proposals for new business, either as growth on existing contracts or for new business opportunities.
• Formal certification in project management (APM PMQ, PRINCE2, AgilePM).
• High levels of integrity and alignment with Ultra’s values.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of complex multidisciplinary engineering programmes across the full project lifecycle.
• Provide strong project leadership and direction, establishing governance structures and managing through lifecycle gates.
• Develop, maintain, and control detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets within scope, cost and timescale commitments.
• Direct and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Partner with the Engineering Project Lead to ensure rigorous systems engineering processes and design assurance.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies with mitigation and escalation.
• Provide clear reporting on status, risks, opportunities and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, security standards, and quality frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery methodologies, tools, and governance.
• Lead, manage, and coach a team of project managers to deliver complex engineering programmes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Risk management

Government contracts

MS Project

Jira

Cost control

Proposal development

Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

APM PMQ

PRINCE2

AgilePM

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications in Maidenhead seeks an accomplished Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary engineering programme within defence. You will provide strong governance and leadership across the full project lifecycle, ensuring schedule, cost and quality objectives are met.

Role requires on-site work a minimum of four days per week, collaboration with engineering, quality assurance, procurement and external partners, and a track record of