Senior Project Manager

Copello Careers; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex development programmes. The role involves ensuring project delivery meets scope, cost, and quality standards while effectively coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in project delivery within the defence sector and strong leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading complex project deliveries.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of multi-phase projects.
• Act as the primary interface between teams and customers.
• Ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and quality.

Skills

Project delivery leadership

Cross-functional team coordination

Experience in defence sector

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Copello working with a leading defence and organisation based near High Wycombe, who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of high-value, technically complex development programmes.

You will be working on major programmes involving the design, development, integration, and delivery of advanced systems, supporting critical defence and secure communications applications. The successful candidate will join an established and high-performing project delivery function, playing a key role in ensuring projects are executed in line with customer expectations, engineering compliance requirements, and wider business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the successful end-to-end delivery of multi-phase projects from concept and design through to development, verification, and final customer delivery.

Act as the primary interface between internal engineering teams, suppliers, manufacturing, and external customers.

Ensure delivery of projects to agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality commitments.

Provide leadership and coordination across cross-functional teams including RF engineering, systems engineering, mechanical design, opera...