Project Manager (Commercial Defence)

GBR Recruitment Limited; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a Lincolnshire commercial defence business to recruit an experienced Project Manager for high value, complex programmes. You will lead end-to-end delivery from planning through to execution, ensuring on-time and on-budget outcomes for flagship defence contracts, government or large-scale commercial projects.

The role requires strong PM experience, excellent stakeholder communication, and the ability to drive project teams across internal and external

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multi-million pound projects within defence, government or large corporate contracts.
• Proven ability to manage complex, high value programmes from planning through to delivery.
• Strong communication with SMT and board-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• End to end project management from planning to execution and finalisation.
• Deliver projects OTIF within agreed deadlines and budgets.
• Define scope, goals, and deliverables; develop schedules and resources.
• Coordinate cross-functional internal and external teams.
• Identify, manage and resolve project risks and issues.
• Monitor progress and report updates to key stakeholders.
• Lead meetings to track progress and resolve blockers.
• Maintain engineering documentation and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Budget control

Risk management

Education

APM PMQ qualification

AgilePM certification

Tools

Project management software

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 capital projects.

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, 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 a potential August / September start for the right candidate (dependant on notice periods).