Programme Manager, NPI & Cross-Functional Delivery

FLIR Systems, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Qioptiq in the UK is seeking a Programme Manager to bring structure and pace to technically complex programmes. You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and supply chain to deliver outcomes safely and profitably.

Responsibilities include managing integrated plans, budgets, risks, and stakeholder interfaces across the lifecycle from bid to production readiness, with a focus on repeatable delivery and continuous improvement of PM methods.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects or programmes involving complex products, technology, engineering or manufacturing.
• Ability to bring together cross-functional contributors, establish clear ownership and maintain momentum against outcomes.
• Practical competence in planning, schedule management, cost control, risk and issue management, change control and status reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead programmes across the NPI lifecycle from bid through production readiness and transition to full-rate production.
• Create and maintain integrated plans, milestones, budgets, forecasts and resource assumptions.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across optical, mechanical, electronics, systems, test, manufacturing engineering, quality, procurement, operations and finance.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, opportunities and changes with practical mitigation plans.
• Manage customer and internal stakeholder interfaces, aligning requirements and contractual obligations.
• Support bid planning, estimating, proposal development and handover into delivery.
• Oversee budget control, cost impacts, change requests and progress against objectives.
• Support smooth transition into manufacture and business-as-usual operations.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Planning & scheduling

Cost control

Risk & issue management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Project management qualification (APM/PRINCE2)

Engineering/science/business qualification

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Teledyne Qioptiq in the UK is seeking a Programme Manager to bring structure and pace to technically complex programmes. You will lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and supply chain to deliver outcomes safely and profitably.

Responsibilities include managing integrated plans, budgets, risks, and stakeholder interfaces across the lifecycle from bid to production readiness, with a focus on repeatable delivery and continuous improvement of PM methods.