Programme Manager Cambridge Consultants

Cambridge Science Park; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company bonus (profit share)

Flexible working patterns

Hybrid working

Medical insurance

Group income protection

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced parental leave

Sabbatical leave

Travel insurance

Generous pension plan

Career development and training plans

Free breakfast and two-course lunch

Free onsite parking

Close to public transport

Social events by committee

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an experienced Programme/Project Manager to lead complex telecoms projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across signal processing, AI, digital systems, RF and embedded software. You will be responsible for delivering on time, on budget, and to client satisfaction while managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.

The role offers hybrid working, a generous benefits package, and opportunities to develop your career within a collaborative, innovative

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex telecoms/software-hardware projects.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for on-time, on-budget delivery of complex projects.
• Manage customer relationships and project governance across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Business Developers and Technical Leads to define solutions.
• Coordinate teams across Signal Processing, AI, Digital Systems, RF, and Embedded Software.
• Oversee budget performance and project planning.

Skills

Programme/Project Management

Multi-disciplinary teams

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Budget management

Telecoms domain experience

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking for an experienced Programme/Project Manager(PM) to join our team within our Telecoms business unit. Our work within this domain has led to the creation of numerous world-firsts and paradigm shifting technologies.

You will have the opportunity to lead programmes that help our clients develop solutions that solve some of the world's most complex engineering, technology, and design problems including those where we have developed the world's most dense cellular network for Ocado or the world's largest commercial airborne antenna for SPL.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the global technology landscape by delivering innovative, world-class projects, while developing your own skills and career within a collaborative environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of complex projects involving multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Play a key role in managing the customer and the customer relationship.
• Work alongside Business Developers and Technical Leads, to uncover challenges and help guide clients to a solution.
• Collaborate and work alongside various teams from a variety of disciplines which include Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Systems, Radio Frequency, Embedded Software among others.
• Manage budget performance across multiple projects, ensuring effective planning and delivery.

What you need to succeed:

• Proven experience as a Programme/Project Manager with the ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects involving both software and hardware development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools and processes. A formal PM qualification (e.g. APM) is beneficial.
• Demonstrated understanding of multiple project management methodologies, e.g. agile and waterfall.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment where project requirements and technologies continue to evolve.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking when addressing complex technological challenges.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and translating client challenges into deliverable solutions.
• Ability to scope, shape, and size projects in collaboration with technical experts and subject matter specialists.
• Ability to motivate and inspire diverse project teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance to achieve programme objectives.
• Experience within telecoms or closely related technology sectors is a plus.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with the option to buy 10 more a year)
• Company bonus (profit share)
• Flexible working patterns and hybrid working
• Medical insurance and group income protection
• Employee assistance programme and mental health support group
• Enhanced parental leave
• Sabbatical leave
• Travel insurance (business and leisure)
• Generous company pension plan
• Personalised career development and training plans
• Free breakfast and two-course lunch in the office every day
• Free onsite parking and we are close to public transport links
• A variety of events organised by our social committee, ranging from summer and Christmas parties to board game nights and socials at our own rooftop bar!

Why Cambridge Consultants:

At Cambridge Consultants, you'll contribute to radical, new-to-the-world innovation that transforms business, society and the planet. Joining our multidisciplinary teams means helping to turn bold ideas into reality, harnessing the power of deep tech to create products, services and experiences that have never existed before. Whether you're advancing technologies, shaping strategy, supporting operations or driving commercial growth, it's an opportunity to make a real impact and help create the future.