SC-Cleared Project Manager – Defence & Engineering

Steatite Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

26 Days Annual Leave + Holidays

Pensions Plan

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

All Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Steatite Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects within our Defence and engineering sectors.

Reporting to the PMO Manager, you will own scope, schedule, cost and risk, coordinating cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers to meet commitments.

The role offers challenging projects, opportunities to grow PM capability and contribute to Steatite's secure, high-precision solutions.

Qualifications

• Independent lead of complex technical projects within a technical environment.
• Experience managing projects through full lifecycle, potentially across extended or multi-year timescales.
• Strong knowledge of structured project governance and project controls.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, schedules, risks and changes.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers, subcontractors or delivery partners.
• Strong customer and stakeholder-management skills, including senior stakeholders.
• Proficient with project planning and control tools such as Microsoft Project.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or APMP qualifications or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical projects from initiation through to delivery and closure.
• Take ownership of scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and project performance.
• Develop and maintain robust project plans, schedules, milestones and delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial and Finance.
• Build strong relationships with customers and act as a key point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and project changes to prevent delivery impact.
• Manage third-party suppliers and subcontractors against deliverables, milestones, budgets and timescales.
• Maintain effective project governance, reporting and change control in line with PMO framework.
• Monitor expenditure, forecasts and milestones, including milestone-based invoicing support.
• Apply project controls, including Earned Value Management where appropriate.
• Support bids and commercial reviews to ensure understood delivery assumptions and risks.
• Lead project reviews and closure activities, capturing lessons learned and driving improvement.

Skills

Project management

Defence industry

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & cost control

Risk management

Multi-disciplinary team leadership

Earned Value Management

Scheduling

Vendor & subcontractor management

MS Project / project controls tools

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

APM qualification or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Steatite Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects within our Defence and engineering sectors.

Reporting to the PMO Manager, you will own scope, schedule, cost and risk, coordinating cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers to meet commitments.

The role offers challenging projects, opportunities to grow PM capability and contribute to Steatite's secure, high-precision solutions.