Senior Project Manager

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension plan

Flexible working

Flexi Leave

Overtime paid

Site facilities

Job summary

Cirrus Selection is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high-profile defence bids on an international Future Combat Air programme. You will coordinate across Sales, Programmes, Technical and Finance to craft compelling propositions and drive bid success.

The role offers hybrid working (2–3 days on-site in Stevenage) and a salary of £50,000–£56,000, plus a company bonus and strong pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience.
• Experience with technical bids in engineering or development programmes.
• Experience of contract acquisition and business delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Defence sector experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple concurrent bidding activities.
• Developing product business cases to maximise bid success.
• Work with technical and commercial teams to develop compelling propositions.
• Contributing to product strategy, roadmaps and investment planning.
• Managing senior internal and external stakeholders across an international environment.
• Responding quickly to changing customer requirements and emerging opportunities.
• Championing effective business-winning and project management practices.

Skills

Project management

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Job description

Salary: £50,000 - £56,000 depending on experience

Hybrid working: 2-3 days per week on-site

Security Clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship

Want to work on one of the most exciting programmes in Defence?

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join a major Future Combat Air programme, focusing on business winning, bids and product strategy.

This is a high-profile role working across an international programme, collaborating with stakeholders across Sales and Business Development, Programmes, Technical and Finance to develop innovative, compelling and deliverable propositions.

You will have genuine influence, helping shape bidding strategies, product business cases, roadmaps and investment plans within a complex and rapidly evolving environment.

What will you be doing?

• Leading and coordinating multiple concurrent bidding activities.
• Developing product business cases to maximise bid success.
• Working with technical and commercial teams to develop compelling propositions.
• Contributing to product strategy, roadmaps and investment planning.
• Managing senior internal and external stakeholders across an international environment.
• Responding quickly to changing customer requirements and emerging opportunities.
• Championing effective business-winning and project management practices.

What are we looking for?

• Proven Project Management experience.
• Experience managing or contributing to technical bids, ideally within engineering or development programmes.
• Experience of contract acquisition and business delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent judgement and the ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations.
• A creative, solutions-focused approach to challenging problems and tight deadlines.
• Defence sector experience would be advantageous.

If you are an experienced Project Manager with strong bid experience and want to play a key role in shaping major future technology programmes, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

You will also benefit from:

• Company bonus of up to £2,500, based on company performance
• Pension with total employer and employee contributions of up to 14%
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Up to 15 additional days of Flexi Leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave, including maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Excellent site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking
• Opportunities to gain professional and accredited project management qualifications.

Security
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be British Citizens or Dual UK Nationals with British citizenship and will be required to undergo security clearance checks.