Security-Cleared Technical Project Engineer (A&D)

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd is seeking a Technical Project Engineer in Reading on a 6-month contract with a rate of up to £80 per hour (Inside IR35). The role focuses on coordinating technical activities, managing risks, planning schedules, and delivering complex projects in the Defence/Digital Engineering domain.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant certifications or experience in aerospace/defence projects, with strong scheduling and forecasting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Holding an APM, PRINCE2, PMI, Agile, or scheduling qualifications would be advantageous.
• Experience working within Aerospace & Defence, ideally delivering architecture or engineering projects within MOD, Defence Digital, or UK aerospace environments.
• Experience planning and delivering complex technical projects or engineering work packages.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, critical paths, milestones, and dependency management.
• Experience with estimation, resource/capacity planning, forecasting, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical activities across engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and technical interfaces.
• Support project plans, schedules, technical roadmaps, and resource planning.
• Track delivery against milestones, objectives, and quality criteria.
• Provide technical leadership and first-level decision-making.
• Support change and configuration management.
• Facilitate technical reviews and milestone assessments.
• Provide project reporting, forecasting, and progress updates.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to ensure alignment.

Skills

Project planning

Risk management

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / Computer Science / IT

Job description

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd is seeking a Technical Project Engineer in Reading on a 6-month contract with a rate of up to £80 per hour (Inside IR35). The role focuses on coordinating technical activities, managing risks, planning schedules, and delivering complex projects in the Defence/Digital Engineering domain.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant certifications or experience in aerospace/defence projects, with strong scheduling and forecasting