Senior Programme Manager LTPA Maritime Portfolio

QinetiQ; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm in Farnborough is seeking a Portfolio Manager to oversee a complex contract budget with the MOD. You will manage risks, drive efficiencies, and ensure stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate has strong leadership experience, a background in customer relationship management, and is APM qualified. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working patterns.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a business leadership role.
• Significant experience of inspiring and developing cross functional teams.
• Significant experience in building customer relationships at a senior level.
• Previous experience delivering change.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the budget of the Long Term Partnership Agreement (LTPA).
• Identify and drive cost savings and efficiencies.
• Manage internal stakeholder communication for change adoption.
• Deliver financial forecasting and budgeting.
• Ensure delivery against LTPA KPIs.

Skills

Business leadership

Cross-functional team development

Building customer relationships

Change management

Education

APM Qualified or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18855

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Portfolio Manager at any of our main UK sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As a Portfolio Manager, you will own and manage the budget of one of our largest and most complex contracts with the MOD, the Long Term Partnership Agreement (LTPA) in our Maritime domain. You will be responsible for driving efficiencies, identifying cost-savings and communicate with internal stakeholders to ensure they embrace future change and champion the future journey of the LTPA Maritime Portfolio.

Day-to-day, you’ll own the budget setting across various multiple maritime business units, operations, engineering and estates. You’ll work with business leaders within QinetiQ to proactively manage risks, issues and opportunities across the portfolio as well as develop and manage key customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Owning the LTPA Maritime FCAC and risk budget, delivering financial forecasting and budgeting in line with the corporate timetable
• Identifying and driving cost savings and efficiencies across the LTPA Maritime sites to meet financial targets, working with business leaders to veer and haul
• Ensuring delivery against LTPA KPIs, and providing reporting to support LTPA Management Information and monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the LTPA customer
• Delivering to cost budget profiles
• Managing the interdependencies between programme areas, functions and sites

Essential experience

• Experience in a business leadership role
• Significant experience of inspiring and developing cross functional teams
• Significant experience in building customer relationships at a senior level
• Previous experience delivering change

Essential qualifications

• APM Qualified or an equivalent professional accreditation

Location, hours and travel

This role is 37 hours per week based at one of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Why Join QinetiQ?

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Recruitment and security

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)