Senior Defence Programme Manager

ULTRA ELECTRONICS; Taplow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

25 days' holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Job summary

Ultra Cyber Ltd in Maidenhead is seeking an accomplished Programme Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary engineering programme. On-site four days per week, you will govern through stage gates, manage schedules and budgets, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet security, quality and cost targets.

You will drive risk management, reporting and stakeholder engagement with a focus on defence-related projects and regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in project/programme management within defence, IT, engineering or technology.
• Proven delivery of large, complex projects or programmes in regulated environments.
• Experience managing programme budgets, forecasting and resource planning.
• Understanding of engineering principles and lifecycle models.
• Experience with Waterfall, Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience contracting with government customers.
• Strong leadership and team coordination abilities.
• Proficiency with MS Project and Jira for planning and reporting.
• Experience shaping costed proposals for new business opportunities and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of complex multidisciplinary engineering programmes.
• Provide strong project leadership and governance through lifecycle gates.
• Develop and control detailed plans, schedules, budgets, and scope commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, procurement and partners.
• Collaborate with Engineering Project Lead to ensure systems engineering and design assurance.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies with mitigation strategies.
• Provide concise status reporting and escalation to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, security and quality requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery methodologies and governance.
• Lead, manage and coach a team of project managers to deliver complex designs and qualification programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Project management

Risk management

Communication

Team coaching

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification

Additional qualifications in programme management, business management, engineering, or leadership

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Ultra Cyber Ltd in Maidenhead is seeking an accomplished Programme Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary engineering programme. On-site four days per week, you will govern through stage gates, manage schedules and budgets, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet security, quality and cost targets.

You will drive risk management, reporting and stakeholder engagement with a focus on defence-related projects and regulated environments.