Senior Project Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Typhoon Programme. Responsibilities include managing complex projects, leading a diverse team, and ensuring successful delivery outcomes. Candidates should have project management experience across engineering and manufacturing, along with strong stakeholder management skills. This role is based in the UK with hybrid working options and attractive company benefits.

Benefits

Generous leave including flexible days

Up to 15% employer pension contribution

Free access to mental health support

Financial rewards through referral programme

Annual budget for flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar level Project Management role or discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in project planning, risk/opportunity management.
• Ability to influence, inspire and motivate project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Nurture effective partnerships across the project.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Project Planning

Risk Management

Education

Degree in business or engineering related discipline

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Agile Tools

Job description

Overview

Your Impact:

The Typhoon Programme goes from strength to strength, with new aircraft orders committed and more in discussion. This means our team will need to keep Eurofighter Typhoon flying well into the 2050’s.

As a result, we have a strong order book and have a hugely exciting new Project Manager opportunity. Working very closely with BAE Systems customer based in Warton Lancashire, you will lead a team of Electronic Warfare industry and technology experts based in the UK and in our partner, organisations located in Germany, Italy and Spain in delivering a range of new and exciting development projects to keep Typhoon at the cutting edge of 4th generation Combat Air technology.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager, who has the technical project management skills to manage a complex programmatic and technological environment to successful delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall delivery of the Project objectives, to business expectations.
• Establishment and nurturing of effective partnerships and relationships across the Project, Customers, Business areas/functions, Industry Partners and Suppliers.
• Leadership of the delivery of a multi-disciplinary, multi location project, establishing clear success criteria/objectives for each member of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) and dependencies between team members.
• Lead project progress and performance reporting to the Programme Management team
• Lead and effectively manage Project Risks and Opportunities.
• Promote an open culture of best practice and knowledge sharing within the Integrated Project Team (IPT) and wider business.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and the achievement of the Project's economic-financial objectives, ensuring maximum value creation throughout the entire lifecycle of the Project within the contractual constraints/commitments agreed with the Customer.

What you'll bring

• Determined and persistent character
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence a team of multi-disciplined stakeholders across internal and international organisations
• Demonstrated strong Customer relationship skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Commercially minded with a general understanding of contract mechanisms
• An understanding of the EW technology would be an advantage
• Comfortable with managing complex stakeholder environments
• You will be enthusiastic and well organised
• You will have the ability to embrace and work to tight timescales/deadlines.
• You will be a team player and have the natural ability to support others and seek support
• A self starter, with pro-active approach with a "can do" attitude, striving for continuous improvement, effectiveness and efficiency

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in a similar level Project Management role or discipline
• Project management experience in all phases of the project execution lifecycle, including Business Winning Phases, across several projects or programmes of medium complexity, involving both engineering and manufacturing
• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of project planning, risk/opportunity management, scheduling, work package management, Earned Value Management and cost control
• Experience of Primavera and/or MS Project and Agile Tools & Techniques
• Demonstrable experience of managing multi-million pound Projects as the Project lead
• Ability to influence, inspire and motivate project teams (direct/indirect management).
• Experience of developing and maintaining customer/supplier relationships
• Experience or strong awareness of related functions such as Commercial, Contract Management, Procurement, Quality Assurance
• Knowledge and experience in Product/Software development and qualification
• Typically degree qualified in a business or engineering related discipline.
• Typically meets the requirements for registration as a full member of the Association for Project Managers (APM)

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.

Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.

Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.

Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Onsite