Project Manager

GBR Recruitment Limited; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd is recruiting an experienced Project Manager to deliver complex high software and hardware capital projects for a Lincolnshire defence client. The role is hybrid, with 3-4 days in the office and 1-2 from home, and occasional travel to client sites.

You'll drive end-to-end project delivery, manage budgets, schedules and risks for multi-million pound programmes. The role requires strong stakeholder communication, proven project management leadership, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• End-to-end project management experience for external clients.
• Delivery of projects OTIF within deadlines and budget.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules and resources.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Identify and remedy project risks and issues.
• Maintain engineering documentation and ensure standards compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end project delivery for external clients.
• Manage project scope, timelines and budget to meet targets.
• Plan, track and report progress to stakeholders and SMT.
• Chair project meetings and resolve issues promptly.
• Coordinate internal and client-facing activities and reviews.
• Travel to client sites for meetings and presentations as needed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

AgilePM

APM PMQ

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively with a highly successful Lincolnshire based commercial defence business, leading the hiring for an experienced Project Manager to deliver complex high software & hardware capital projects.

A hybrid role, working 3-4 days from the office & 1-2 days from home. Must be happy to work in the office 5 days when needed to meet business needs, must also be happy to travel to clients sites for meetings & presentations too.

As the PM, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the clients commercial defence technology projects are delivered both effectively & efficiently.

You will have significant high value project delivery experience (£M’s), ideally projects from within commercial defence contracts, government contracts or software / hardware commercial contracts within large scale corporate clients (national / global).

Responsibilities:

• End to end project management, from the initial project planning stages through to the execution / finalisation of them.
• Delivering projects OTIF meeting the set deadlines & within the set budget.
• Define project scope, set the project goals & the deliverables.
• Create, maintain & develop project plans inc. project schedules & resources.
• Coordinate with internal & external cross-functional teams
• Successfully identify, manage & remedy any project risks & project issues.
• Monitor project progress, communicating project updates to key stakeholders.
• Chair & take part in project meetings to track progress & resolve any issues.
• Responsible for maintaining engineering documentation drawings & technical records, ensuring that all engineering activities comply with required standards.

Attributes:

• Strong project management experience (for external clients), from within commercial defence contracts, government contracts or software / hardware commercial contracts within large scale corporate clients (multiple £M’s)
• Strong in project management methodologies & project delivery processes
• Strong in using project management software.
• Excellent professional communication skills & the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels (SMT up to board level executives).
• Ability to prioritise project tasks & successfully deliver projects OTIF.
• AgilePM project management framework certification desirable.
• APM PMQ qualification desired.

A great opportunity to work within an ultra modern company that is going from strength to strength & growing year on year

Interviews are to take place immediately, with the role starting in the first week of October (depending on the successful applicants notice period).