Defence Project Lead - End-to-End Delivery & Strategy

Owen Daniels; Andover; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels seeks an experienced Principal Project Manager (Defence) for Andover. You will own delivery of £1m–£15m projects, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive financial performance in a predominantly defence-focused environment.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams, maintain project governance, and support bid activities. This is an onsite role requiring SC clearance or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in a technical/engineering environment.
• Experience managing complex engineering/manufacturing projects.
• Experience in the defence sector is highly relevant.
• Solid understanding of project finances and governance.
• SC clearance or ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of £1m–£15m projects.
• Manage complex customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Own project cost, schedule, quality and delivery.
• Develop and manage project schedules using MS Project.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts and financial performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and project teams.
• Manage subcontractors and external partners.
• Provide regular updates and exception reporting to senior management.
• Ensure projects follow defined project lifecycle and governance processes.
• Support pre-bid and bid-stage activities.
• Identify opportunities for follow-on business with existing customers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget & cost control

Risk management

SC clearance

Defence sector

Education

Engineering background

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Owen Daniels seeks an experienced Principal Project Manager (Defence) for Andover. You will own delivery of £1m–£15m projects, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive financial performance in a predominantly defence-focused environment.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams, maintain project governance, and support bid activities. This is an onsite role requiring SC clearance or eligibility.