Project Manager (Commercial Defence)

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

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd are seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver complex high capital projects for a Lincolnshire based commercial defence business. You will manage end-to-end delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to required standards.

The role requires strong governance, cross-functional coordination and proactive risk management, with the ability to communicate with stakeholders up to board level.

Qualifications

• End-to-end project management experience on multi-million-pound contracts.
• Experience delivering complex defence or government/contracts.
• Strong in project management methodologies and delivery processes.
• Experience using project management software.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and finalise projects from initiation through to close.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Create and maintain project plans inc. schedules and resources.
• Coordinate with internal and external cross-functional teams.
• Identify, manage and remedy project risks and issues.
• Monitor progress and report updates to key stakeholders.
• Chair meetings to track progress and resolve issues.
• Maintain engineering drawings and technical records in compliance with standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

AgilePM

APM PMQ

Tools

MS Project

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).