P3M Principal Consultant

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Irlam; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Company pension

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme

Professional development

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a P3M Principal Consultant to lead delivery of complex, high-value defence programmes across maritime, aerospace and related sectors. The role requires strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement at executive level, and the ability to shape programmes from bid through delivery.

You will work in a flexible hybrid pattern across the office, client sites and home, with opportunities to influence UK defence capability and work with major OEMs and international

Qualifications

• Extensive defence aerospace or maritime sector knowledge with executive-level stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with Air programmes such as GCAP, Typhoon, P-8.
• Background in high-pressure operational delivery environments and UK defence OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Support business development activities with Business Managers.
• Develop services and market presence aligned to the company strategy.
• Manage bids and direct work across bid/project teams.
• Oversee large, complex defence projects across the domain.
• Provide engineering leadership and mentor early-career engineers.

Skills

Defence sector knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery leadership

Job description

Salary range: £95,000-£105,000

Location: Bristol, Portsmouth, Burton, Manchester

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Closing date is 30th November, but early applications are encouraged. Frazer-Nash helps organisations deliver innovative systems, engineering, and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Title

P3M Principal Consultant

Salary range: £95,000-£105,000

Location: Bristol, Portsmouth, Burton, Manchester

Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Closing date is 30th November, but early applications are encouraged. Frazer-Nash helps organisations deliver innovative systems, engineering, and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Due to our growth, we are seeking 2 experienced Senior Defence Leaders with either Maritime or Aerospace experience to join our team as a Principal Consultant and to manage delivery of complex, high-value programmes for our strategic defence clients. This is a rare opportunity to join Frazer-Nash at a critical time in the evolving defence landscape, combining innovation, and operational delivery.

The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience in building stakeholder confidence at the highest levels, delivering critical capability, and leading effective teams in changing and complex environments.

This Role Will Include

• Support of business development activities in conjunction with Business Managers
• Responsible for developing services and a market presence that supports the company’s strategy
• Responsible for managing bids, including directing work on bids undertaken by technical staff at all levels within bid / project teams
• Management of large and complex projects across your defence domain sector
• Providing engineering knowledge and leadership across the team, including defining engineering strategies for live projects and identified opportunities, and providing support to early-career engineers

Essential Experience

You are a visionary and delivery-focused individual with extensive experience and sector knowledge across defence aerospace or maritime, effective stakeholder engagement skills, including engaging with executives.

• Air programmes and environments such as GCAP, Typhoon, P-8
• Uncrewed air systems (UAS) and advanced autonomous technologies
• Submarine programmes such as Dreadnought or SSNA
• Exposure to ship/air integration or maritime aviation operations
• Background in high-pressure operational delivery environments
• Working with major UK defence OEMs
• Experience shaping defence policy, strategy, or capability planning

Why Join

This role offers the opportunity to operate in a highly advanced area of defence aerospace, leading programmes that directly define future capability. You will work alongside senior leaders across government, industry, and international partners, with the chance to make a real contribution.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits

We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises:

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements