Senior Project Manager

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

Job summary

A leading defence and technology organization is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a high-value weapons testing portfolio. This role involves engaging with cross-functional teams and managing customer relationships, ensuring successful project deliveries while adhering to safety standards. Candidates must have leadership experience and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics, with APM accreditation preferred. This position is based in Bristol, with the possibility of flexible travel across various UK locations.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Options for Health Cash Plan, Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading projects and teams, ideally in the defence or technology sector.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder engagement with effective communication.
• Demonstrable capability to influence and align teams towards project goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver project outputs.
• Manage relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and to quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Negotiation & Conflict Management

Business Development

Education

APM or equivalent qualifications

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Project Manager you will contribute to the successful delivery of a High Value Weapons Safety and Suitability for Service Test and Evaluation Portfolio. The Portfolio is one of four programme areas within the Weapons Services & Investment IDT and is responsible for delivery of the assessment activity related to high hazard weapons, munitions, and energetics via live testing and the provision of assurance-based evidence. Day-to-day, you'll lead cross functional teams and develop close working relationships with customers and direct reports alike, supporting functional leads and wider project stakeholders, working closely with operational and engineering teams is fundamental to ensure that safety of our activities is maintained at all times. Key customers are based in the Bristol area and other locations around the UK. The ability to travel flexibly is a critical element of the role.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Delivery of the project outputs, to agreed baseline (customer satisfaction, time, cost, quality, cash and sales)
• Maintenance of forecasts (both financial and resource demand signal) for sales and delivery which reflects the up-to-date expectations for the work
• Application of governance requirements (including lifecycle, project & independent reviews as appropriate) for foundation sales and delivery work
• Bid activity and opportunity development
• Reporting progress on all accountabilities to programme / portfolio manager (or their delegate)
• Experience of leading a business, projects, programmes, portfolios or P3 function and successfully delivering complex projects
• Leadership: being able to influence and align others towards the vision for the project, and to empower & inspire people to achieve success
• Communication: being able to effectively communicate as part of a two-way interaction, using a range of techniques, to ensure the received meaning matches the transmitted meaning
• Stakeholder Management: being able to identify, plan and implement actions to positively engage parties with an interest in, or influence over, the project outputs
• Negotiation & Conflict Management; being able to identify and address differences of objective, attitude or perception in order to produce an agreed outcome for all parties
• Business Development: when required, work as a member of a capture team to generate delivery plans, risk registers and costings to support the creation of the proposal document
• Demonstrable capability to APM or equivalent

About 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.

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

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.