Project Manager

RTX (Raytheon); Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) UK Advanced Products team in Glenrothes and Livingston is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead a high‑performing Integrated Project Team across multiple product lines. The role requires delivering complex projects on time, ensuring customer satisfaction and high-quality deliverables while supporting junior project managers.

Hybrid working is offered with flexibility to balance business needs and personal circumstances, including opportunities to visit customers and suppliers

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a technical, manufacturing or project management related discipline, or with equivalent non‑academic experience. A recognised projectmanagement qualification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and management of a high performing Integrated Project Team across multiple Product Lines.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk & opportunity management

Budgeting & cost control

P&L accountability

Education

Degree in technical/manufacturing/project management

Recognised project management qualification

Job description

Country: United Kingdom Location: Glenrothes, Fife Position Role Type: Hybrid Job Title: Project Manager Location(s): Glenrothes or Livingston / Hybrid (WFH / Glenrothes or Livingston)

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Summary of Role:

The Raytheon UK Advanced Products team has a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, high performing and experienced Project Manager to provide direction and management of a high performing Integrated Project Team.

Working across multiple Product Lines, as part of the wider Advanced Products business unit, the successful candidate will execute and support a range of technically challenging high-profile projects. Establishing and growing effective relationships with both new and existing customers.

Success will require customer focused innovative thinking, forward planning, strong communication, resilience and an ability to react quickly to changes. As a valuable member of the Advanced Products team this Project Management role is pivotal in identifying and securing new opportunities, working collaboratively with the wider company and creating an inclusive environment for the team to grow.

As part of the day‑to‑day activities the role requires delivery of a complex and challenging project, ensuring on‑time deliveries, customer satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables, as well as providing support and guidance to junior Project Managers to aid them in delivering against their challenging targets and goals.

A key benefit of this role is you will have the opportunity to visit customers and suppliers both nationally and internationally.

While the primary work location will be our Glenrothes and Livingston facilities, or a hybrid of home working, we actively support flexible working, and can discuss a solution to suit the needs of both the business and employee, to help balance busy lives.

Candidate Requirements:

Below are both the Essential and Desirable candidate qualities. At Raytheon UK, our priority is culture: we are keen to hear from people with the right attitude, values and willingness to learn, therefore even if you feel you do not meet the majority of the qualities, we still encourage you to apply.

Essential:

• Degree qualified in a technical, manufacturing or project management related discipline, or with equivalent non‑academic experience. A recognised projectmanagement qualification is highly desirable.
• ExperiencedProjectManager withasuccessfultrackrecordinsettingupandexecutingcomplex projects to schedule, budgetandqualitywithP&Laccountability.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing issues while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements.
• Effective scopemanagement andabilitytounderstandandexecute to customer requirements.
• Abilitytomakedecisions anddevelopcorrectiveactionsbasedon interpretationofavailableprojectperformancedataandmetrics.
• Experienceinproject financialmanagement andreporting, ensuringa complete and accurate view is available on request.
• Experiencein providingleadership anddirectiontomulti‑disciplined teams.
• RiskandOpportunitymanagement, knowledgeofqualitativeandquantitativeriskandopportunitymanagementtechniquesandtools.

Desirable:

• Experienceofworkinginrelevantdomains.
• Supportive, with the character to navigate sensitive and pressurised situations to overcome delivery challenges.
• Experience in capture and proposal management with a track record of preparing and submitting winning proposals.
• Effective stakeholder management including both customer interfacing and presenting to senior management.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate teams, and produce / deliver reporting to; customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders, at all levels.
• Innovative and proactive problem solver - Anticipates and plans to mitigate risks.
• Able to engage with technical experts with credibility and understanding.
• Able to manage and work within agreed budgets, forecast cost to complete.

What we offer:

Competitive salaries.

25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell u