Senior Project Manager

Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK; St Athan; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 holidays

Pension scheme (10% company)

Tusker car scheme

Employee assistance programme

Private medical scheme

Eye care discounts

Life Assurance

Dental health plan

Cycle to work

Sage employee benefits

Income protection

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK in St Athan is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead planning, execution and delivery of complex projects. You will align with business objectives and customer requirements, coordinating bids and delivering across prototype and delivery phases.

The role requires strong governance, risk management and cross‑functional leadership in a demanding defence/aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• 8+ years of project management experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• APM PMQ.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the bid submission, ensuring inputs, approvals, schedules, assumptions and customer requirements are managed effectively.
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk management and communications.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal teams, acting as a primary programme point of contact through bid, award and delivery.
• No two days will be the same as you identify, assess and mitigate risks across bid, prototype and delivery phases, proactively managing impacts to cost, schedule, quality and current commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams supporting prototype development and technical solution planning to ensure outputs support customer requirements and contract award.
• Drive improvements in project management processes, applying best practice to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage project scope changes, ensuring timely communication, approval and implementation of agreed adjustments.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant industry standards, regulations and customer requirements.
• Establish and maintain robust project governance, delivery plans, reporting cadence and controls, providing clear updates on progress, risks, assumptions, financials and resource requirements to senior leadership.
• Mentor and support junior project managers, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.

Skills

8+ years project management

APM PMQ

Budget management

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid approaches

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

PMP

PRINCE2

AgilePM

Job description

Senior Project Manager

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join us at SNC Mission Systems UK in St Athan. We providetailored mission systems integration and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for the UK Government and its allies.

Our unique strength is our mission partner approach delivered by people who have first‑hand operational experience. Weunderstand the challenges, have the know‑how to overcome them, and work together to succeed.Operating for over a decade, we deliver cutting‑edge capabilities from open‑source intelligence (OSINT) to uncrewed surface vessels and high‑altitude one‑way effectors that deliver true interoperability across all security levels.

It is an exciting time to join SNC Missions UK as we are expanding, you will get stuck into leading the planning, execution and delivery of complex projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.

• Coordinating the bid submission, ensuring inputs, approvals, schedules, assumptions and customer requirements are managed effectively.

• Developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk management and communications.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal teams, acting as a primary programme point of contact through bid, award and delivery.

No two days will be the same as you identify, assess and mitigate risks across bid, prototype and delivery phases, proactively managing impacts to cost, schedule, quality and current commitments.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams supporting prototype development and technical solution planning to ensure outputs support customer requirements and contract award.

• Drive improvements in project management processes, applying best practice to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Manage project scope changes, ensuring timely communication, approval and implementation of agreed adjustments.

• Ensure projects comply with relevant industry standards, regulations and customer requirements.

• Establish and maintain robust project governance, delivery plans, reporting cadence and controls, providing clear updates on progress, risks, assumptions, financials and resource requirements to senior leadership.

• Mentor and support junior project managers, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.

• 8+ years of project management experience with a proven track record leading complex, multi‑disciplinary projects.

• APM PMQ

• Demonstrated success managing budgets, schedules and resources for large‑scale projects.

• Advanced understanding of project management frameworks including Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid approaches.

Desirable

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline.

• PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile project management certification.

• Extensive experience within Defence, aerospace or engineering sectors.

What we offer:

• 28 holidays

• Competitive pension scheme (we contribute 10%, you contribute 5%)

• Tusker car scheme (salary sacrifice)

• Employee assistance programme Scheme via TELUS

• Private medical scheme via BUPA

• Discounts on eye tests, glasses and contact lenses

• Life Assurance

• Dental health plan (claim back money towards routine & restorative treatments)

• Cycle to work scheme

• Sage employee benefits including high street, health & wellbeing discounts

• Income protection

Please be aware that many roles at SNC MS UK are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

SNC MS UK is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

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