Senior Project Manager

Mane Contract Services; Horsham; On-site; GBP 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Pension Plan

Income Protection Scheme

Company Share Incentive Plan

Discounts on Gym Memberships

Job summary

An innovative defense recruitment company seeks a Defense Recruitment Specialist in Horsham, responsible for managing high-level stakeholder relations and overseeing key projects. Candidates should have a strong background in project management and international stakeholder engagement, plus an engineering background ideally within defense or aerospace sectors. This strategic role promises significant growth opportunities in one of the fastest growing sectors, requiring a proactive and collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing international stakeholders.
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement and commercial communication.
• Certified in project management with track record of delivering complex engineering programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent projects with key customers while ensuring delivery against commercial targets.
• Serve as primary interface with senior stakeholders for clear communication and alignment.
• Drive risk management and maintain governance, compliance, and reporting accuracy.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-cultural communication

Project management

Team leadership

Business acumen

Education

Project management certification

Engineering background

Job description

Mane Contract Services provided pay range

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Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Mane Contract Services

Defence recruitment specialist - Providing top talent and opportunities.

Salary – Up to £75,000!

Location – Horsham

What we can offer you:

• 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

This role is perfect If you're interested in working with one of the fastest growing names in the defence industry, click "Apply Now"!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Other, and Management

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Space Research and Technology

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