Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager

Certain Advantage; Sale; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor is seeking experienced Senior Electronics Engineering Project Managers to oversee complex electronic projects. The role offers a hybrid working environment with 2 days on-site, focusing on driving design and delivery from concept to production. Candidates must have a strong background in electronics and project management best practices. This position is part of a 12-month contract with opportunities for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Electronics is required.
• Experience managing complex engineering projects to time and budget.
• Ability to drive design and delivery from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex and priority projects on time, cost, and quality.
• Drive design, development, and delivery of electronic sub-systems.
• Contribute to delivery strategy as a senior project management team member.

Skills

Project Management best practice

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Compliance Management

Configuration Management

Earned Value Management

Experience in engineering development

Electronics Development experience

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. The role will be a hybrid of working from home and being onsite 2 days per week (flexibility on this).

Please Note - this role requires a very strong Electronics background or a background of working on electronic focused/biased projects. The position will be managing detailed design of electronics product / engineering development

Job Title: Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager

Number of positions: 2

Rate: £60.00 per hour

Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol - depending on your preference

Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite (flexibility on this)

Contract: 37 Hours per week

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Job Description

We are Electronics Engineering. We are growing, dedicated and we work as a team to deliver our projects.

Your role as a Senior Engineering Project Manager (SEPM) is to deliver our most complex and priority projects to time, cost and quality; to drive the design, development and delivery of our highly complex electronic sub-systems, from concept through into full production. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a senior member of the project management team; someone who will contribute to our delivery strategy.

Skillset/experience required

• Experience of Project Management best practice: Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Compliance Management, Configuration Management and Earned Value Management.
• Experience of delivering significant project/programmes on time and to cost.
• Experience of project management across the various phases; from project conception and initiation through manufacture and qualification to customer delivery.
• A background in engineering development, ideally of complex systems or electronic units.
• Electronics Development experience is more important than the industry