Senior Project Leader

Westlakes Recruit; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Project Leader to join a UK-wide Defence client. This role involves leading complex projects in the Defence or Nuclear sectors, ensuring governance and performance, with a competitive salary and generous benefits. The position supports hybrid working with necessary travel across the UK. Candidates must have experience in major project delivery and be eligible for UK security clearance.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Generous benefits and bonus package

Opportunities for progression and professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and delivering major projects within the Defence or Nuclear industries.
• Strong stakeholder and risk management skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the UK as required.
• Eligible for UK security clearance (or already hold it).

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and manage project governance.
• Ensure delivery to time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Drive project performance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project delivery

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Leader - Defence / Nuclear on a permanent basis, hybrid working will be supported. UK-Wide (travel required, can be based from anywhere). Permanent Excellent Salary + Generous Package. We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Leader to join a leading UK-wide Defence client on a permanent basis. This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in delivering complex, high-value projects across the Defence or Nuclear sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of large-scale, multidisciplinary projects across the UK Defence market
• Engage with senior stakeholders and manage project governance
• Ensure delivery to time, cost, and quality requirements
• Drive project performance and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and delivering major projects within the Defence or Nuclear industries
• Strong stakeholder and risk management skills
• Ability and willingness to travel across the UK as required
• Eligible for UK security clearance (or already hold it)

What’s on Offer

• A highly competitive salary
• Generous benefits and bonus package
• Opportunities for progression and professional development
• The chance to work on some of the most high-profile programmes in the UK

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Why We're Different

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives. Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them! We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

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