Senior Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Horsham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence company in Horsham is seeking an experienced individual for a strategic leadership role focused on stakeholder management and program oversight. The successful candidate will coordinate with internal and external senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment and delivery across all phases of complex engineering projects. This role requires British citizenship or dual nationality for security clearance. Candidates should have expertise in managing international stakeholders and certified project management experience.

Benefits

Group Pension Plan

Income Protection Scheme

Company Share Incentive Plan

Discounts on Gym Memberships

Rewards Platform

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing international stakeholders.
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement and commercial communication.
• Certified in project management with a strong track record.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent projects with key customers.
• Serve as the primary interface with senior stakeholders.
• Drive risk management and ensure compliance and governance.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural communication

Team leadership

Project management

Commercial acumen

Education

Project management certification

Job description

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• Group Pension Plan – with matched contributions up to 5%
• Income Protection Scheme & Employee Assistance Program
• Company Share Incentive Plan & Save-As-You-Earn Scheme
• Discounts on Gym Memberships
• Rewards Platform – including high street discounts, employee benefits, and health & wellbeing offerings

The role:

This role is heavily focused on high-level stakeholder management and cross-functional programme oversight, requiring the ability to lead multiple concurrent projects with a key customer. Central to the position is the ability to align internal functions - including engineering, finance and resourcing to meet evolving customer requirements while ensuring delivery against commercial targets. The successful candidate will serve as the primary interface with senior stakeholders, both internal and external, including project board members, strategic subcontractors, and customer leadership. They will be responsible for clear, timely communication, escalation, and direction to ensure alignment and delivery across all phases of the programme lifecycle. Strong stakeholder engagement is also vital in driving risk management, benefits realisation, and resource planning, alongside maintaining governance, compliance, and reporting accuracy. This is a strategic leadership role demanding a proactive, collaborative approach to relationship building and decision-making across complex programme environments.

What we want from you:

• Proven experience managing international stakeholders, with strong cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills.
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement and commercial communication, underpinned by strong business acumen.
• Certified in project management, with a track record of delivering complex engineering programmes.
• Skilled in leading high-performing teams within agile, fast-paced, and continuously evolving environments.
• Engineering background in complex system development, ideally within the defence or aerospace sectors, with a commitment to continuous improvement and the flexibility to travel in the UK and internationally.

For Security Clearance reasons to work this role you must have British citizenship or be a dual national with British citizenship

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