Senior Project Manager

-; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects at their MOD Boscombe Down site. You will manage high value projects while engaging with diverse stakeholders, ensuring all outcomes are met. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in managing technical projects and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high value (£5m per annum) or complex projects.
• Develop and maintain positive engagement with project customers.
• Ensure successful delivery of project outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project delivery

Risk management

Education

APM PMQ or equivalent

Job description

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

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 Senior Project Manager at our MOD Boscombe Down site, 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 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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

Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager:

• 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

Essential qualifications for the Senior Project Manager:

• Demonstrable capability to APM PMQ or equivalent

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.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our MOD Boscombe Down site.

Boscombe Down

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

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. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our 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

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.

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