Senior Project Manager

Anson McCade; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Paid overtime opportunities

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid on-site work 2–3 days/week

Job summary

Anson McCade is recruiting a Senior Project Manager for defence programmes, based in Stevenage or Bristol with hybrid work. You will lead medium to large-scale projects from planning to delivery, and coordinate across engineering, commercial and operations in a demanding defence environment.

The role offers a competitive salary (£50,000–£56,000), a company bonus, pension contributions, up to 15 days Flexi Leave, paid overtime and enhanced parental leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in project or programme management within a complex or matrix organisation.
• Strong experience across risk management, scheduling and cost control.
• Experience with bidding, estimating and contract activity would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from planning through to delivery, with responsibility for cost, schedule, risk and overall performance.
• Manage and influence stakeholders across a large, multi-functional and international organisation.
• Support bidding, estimating and contract activity alongside core project delivery.
• Drive effective project governance and help teams deliver against challenging customer requirements.

Skills

Risk management

Scheduling

Cost control

EVM

Schedule management

Bidding & estimating

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Senior Project Manager | Defence | Stevenage / Bristol | £50,000–£56,000

A leading defence organisation is growing its Project Management function and is looking for a Senior Project Manager to take ownership of medium to large-scale defence programmes.

This is a hands-on programme delivery role for someone who wants to work across engineering, technical, commercial and operational teams within a complex defence environment.

The role:

• Lead projects from planning through to delivery, with responsibility for cost, schedule, risk and overall performance.
• Manage and influence stakeholders across a large, multi-functional and international organisation.
• Support bidding, estimating and contract activity alongside core project delivery.
• Drive effective project governance and help teams deliver against challenging customer requirements.

We're looking for:

• Project or Programme Management experience, ideally within a complex or matrix organisation.
• Strong experience across risk management, scheduling and cost control.
• Experience with EVM, schedule management or schedule risk would be advantageous.
• Bidding and estimating experience.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Package:

• £50,000–£56,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working, 2–3 days per week on-site
• Stevenage or Bristol
• Company bonus up to £2,500
• Pension contributions up to 14%
• Up to 15 additional days of Flexi Leave
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Enhanced parental leave