Project Manager

Db Def; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension plan

Life assurance

Health care

EAP

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

David Brown Defence is seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, long-duration projects across multiple teams, ensuring performance, contractual commitments and customer outcomes.

You will own project execution, develop PM plans, manage risks and stakeholders, and report progress including financial forecasts and critical path. APM qualification and manufacturing/engineering experience are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proficient in MS Office and project tools; SAP experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take overall ownership of project execution and deliver complex projects on time and to contract.
• Develop and deliver Project Management Plans with key functions across the lifecycle.
• Manage stakeholders and build strong working relationships with customers and internal teams.
• Identify and manage risks, changes and issues, and report performance and forecasts.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Risk management

Education

APM Project Management qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

This is an exciting Project Manager opportunity to lead the delivery of complex, long-duration projects within David Brown Defence, working across multiple teams to manage performance, meet contractual commitments and deliver successful outcomes for our customers.

About the Role:

• Taking overall ownership of project execution, leading one or more complex projects to achieve agreed objectives, deliverables, and contractual requirements.
• Developing and delivering Project Management Plans in collaboration with key business functions, ensuring projects are effectively managed throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Managing stakeholders and building strong working relationships across project teams, customers and internal functions, ensuring clear communication and effective engagement.
• Managing project risks, opportunities, changes, and issues, identifying potential impacts, and implementing effective actions to protect project delivery and agreed baselines.
• Monitoring and reporting project performance, including financial forecasts, cash milestones, dependencies, assumptions, and critical path, providing clear updates to internal and external stakeholders.

About You

• Previous experience as a Project Manager, Project Lead, Delivery Manager or similar, with a proven track record of working on complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• A recognised Project Management qualification such as APM Project Management or equivalent, would be advantageous.
• Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment would be highly beneficial.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Project; SAP experience would be valuable but is not essential.

Why DBD?

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Flexible working agreement that allows you to accrue up to an additional 12 days annual leave per annum
• Defined Pension Scheme – Up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance – Up to 5x basic salary (depending on contribution to pension scheme)
• Health Care Cash Plan – provides reimbursement for healthcare appointments, including dental, physiotherapy, and other eligible treatments.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Access to confidential support and advice on personal, financial and wellbeing matters.
• Training Opportunities – We invest in our people through our Gear Academy, offering product, service, legal, ethics, and compliance training, alongside external development opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career.
• Career Development – Whether you are joining as an apprentice, a graduate or taking the next step in your career journey, we will support you in developing your career at every step of the way. We are proud to see our people develop and regularly promote internally.

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at DB Defence are subject to security and export control restrictions. These requirements may mean that factors such as your nationality, previous nationalities and place of birth can affect your eligibility for certain roles within the organisation.

All applicants must, as a minimum, be able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance. Many roles also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. Depending on the level of vetting required, applicants will typically need to have been continuously resident in the UK for a minimum of 10 years to enable meaningful security checks to be completed.