Senior Project Manager

QinetiQ Group plc; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global defense and engineering firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager responsible for delivering high value projects within their Aviation Engineering Centre. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing complex projects, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and experience within Defence or Aerospace sectors. This role promises significant operational involvement as well as growth opportunities, with a competitive benefits package including pension contributions and health plans.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering complex technical projects.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders efficiently.
• Experience in Defence, Aerospace, or Engineering is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high value or complex projects.
• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with all stakeholders.
• Reporting progress on all accountabilities to the business.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Communication skills

Risk management

Technical project experience

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for delivery of high value or complex Projects in our Aviation Engineering Centre and Investments portfolio and tasked with ensuring our commitments to our internal and external stakeholders are met. Our projects have a diverse and complex stakeholder community, both internal and external to the company. Day-to-day, you will bring effective management and delivery of the projects to agreed baselines, developing and growing customer relationships, securing associated follow-on sales, supporting major bids and successfully contributing to the overall strategy and business targets. The Air & Space business within QinetiQ is involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and programmes, from innovative research, through to modifications or complex flight trials across all domains. As a member of our project management community, you can expect to be leading teams to deliver projects in the UK, as well as supporting international opportunities as we continue to grow. We value difference and we don\'t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high value (£5m per annum) or complex projects
• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Successful delivery of the Project outcomes
• Maintenance of forecasts, both financial and resource demand signals
• Application of governance requirements (including lifecycle, project and independent reviews as appropriate) for foundation sales and delivery work
• Reporting progress on all accountabilities to the Business
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously with sound communication skills
• Requires proven track record in delivering complex technical projects, dealing with demanding timescales, uncertainty and risk
• Experience delivering projects to up to 3 different customers
• Previous experience delivering into Defence, Aerospace or Engineering an advantage, Demonstrable capability to APM PMQ or equivalent

Qualifications / Experience

We value difference and we don\'t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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 Process & Security

Our Recruitment Process: 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.