Project Manager

Steatite Limited; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Steatite Limited is seeking an experienced Project Manager to take end-to-end ownership of complex Defence and engineering programmes. You will bring together engineering, customers, suppliers and internal teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will manage scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality across the full lifecycle, lead multi-disciplinary teams, maintain governance, and support bids and commercial reviews while helping the organisation improve delivery through lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects in Defence, Aerospace, engineering, manufacturing or similar technical environments.
• Full project lifecycle experience and strong governance/controls.
• Commercial and supplier-management experience.
• Excellent customer and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or equivalent planning tools.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM or equivalent PM experience.
• Experience in UK Defence, Earned Value Management or bid support.
• Eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical projects through the full lifecycle.
• Own scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and change.
• Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies and roadmaps.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial and Finance.
• Build strong relationships with customers and senior stakeholders.
• Manage third-party suppliers and subcontractors.
• Maintain governance, reporting and controls.
• Manage budgets, forecasts and commercial milestones.
• Support bids and commercial reviews.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across delivery.

Skills

Complex project delivery

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Project governance

Supplier management

Risk management

Security clearance

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

APM qualification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Planning tools

Job description

Complex projects. Advanced technology. Genuine ownership.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join Steatite and take end-to-end ownership of complex projects across our growing Defence and engineering business.

Our technology operates in some of the world’s most demanding environments – and we need a Project Manager who can bring together engineering, customers, suppliers and internal teams to make sure we deliver.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading complex technical projects through the full project lifecycle
• Owning scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and change
• Managing project plans, milestones, dependencies and delivery roadmaps
• Leading multi-disciplinary teams across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial and Finance
• Building strong relationships with customers and senior stakeholders
• Managing third-party suppliers and subcontractors
• Maintaining strong project governance, reporting and controls
• Managing budgets, forecasts and commercial milestones
• Supporting bids and commercial reviews
• Driving lessons learned and continuous improvement across project delivery

What are we looking for?

You will already have a strong track record of independently delivering complex projects within Defence, Aerospace, engineering, manufacturing or another technical environment.

We’re particularly interested in people who bring:

• Full project lifecycle experience
• Strong project governance and controls
• Commercial and supplier-management experience
• Excellent customer and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Microsoft Project or equivalent planning tools
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM or equivalent practical PM experience

Experience within UK Defence, technical manufacturing, Earned Value Management or bid support would be particularly valuable.

Due to the nature of the projects and customers we support, this role is subject to successful BPSS clearance and requires eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

If you enjoy bringing structure to complexity, solving problems and taking real accountability for delivery, we’d love to hear from you.