Senior Engineering Project Manager

Meritus; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 82,656; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization in Stevenage seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager. This hybrid role involves delivering complex projects on time and cost while managing multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in engineering project management and excellent communication skills, alongside a detailed-oriented approach to project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management across various phases, from conception to customer delivery.
• Background in engineering development of complex systems or electronic units.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex and priority projects to time, cost and quality.
• Drive the design, development, and delivery of electronic sub-systems.

Skills

Project Management best practice: Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Compliance Management

Configuration Management

Earned Value Management

Experience in delivering projects on time and to cost

Excellent communication skills

Organised with attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Senior Engineering Project Manager - Stevenage - Hybrid - £60ph INSIDE IR35 - 12 Month contract - SOME INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. MERITUS Talent are working with one of Europe's busiest defence organisations for the recruitment of a Senior Engineering Project Manager to join on a contract basis. This range is provided by Meritus. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

• 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 senior member of the project management team who will contribute to our delivery strategy.

Skillset / Experience

• 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.
• Excellent communication skills; able to influence others to their way of thinking;
• Organised with an eye for detail and a sense of pride in what they deliver.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function / Industries

• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing