Senior Project Manager

Roke Manor Research Limited; Woking; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Roke Manor Research Limited in the UK seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead bid and delivery across Research & Development, Product Development and Software Delivery for national and international customers. You will manage scope, budget and schedules while coordinating with the NS Head of Delivery.

Role includes leading multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining risk registers, and ensuring compliance with company processes. DV clearance eligibility and UK residency are required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex technical bids and projects.
• Fluent in both waterfall and agile delivery methods.
• Excellent stakeholder management within customer and partner ecosystems.
• Strong business acumen and ability to lead teams to achieve objectives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects from concept to completion on time and within budget.
• Lead competitive bids addressing customer pain points with the delivery team.
• Build relationships with clients, suppliers, and partners for successful delivery.
• Manage project finances, forecasts, and resource requirements.
• Create and lead project teams with clear objectives and strong leadership.
• Document assumptions, dependencies, and maintain the project plan.

Skills

Project management

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Education

APMP or PMP certification

Job description

Roke, 5th Floor, Space, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 21 July 2026 at 00:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That’s why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background — and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we — working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Senior Project Manager

Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous. Work on leading edge technology solutions in the following disciplines: AI & Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, Big Data, Software Development, DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering.

Role

We are looking for an experienced, tenacious and self‑motivated Project Manager to join our National Security (NS) Business Unit as part of a growing team. Reporting to the NS Head of Delivery, the position will be responsible for the bid and delivery of a wide range of project work ranging from Research & Development, Product Development to Software and Solution Delivery, for various markets and high profile customers in the UK and internationally.

Time at client sites will be required.

Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

• Successfully deliver projects from concept to project completion as per contractual requirements, within time scales, to quality and cost whilst delighting the customer in accordance with company processes and procedures
• Lead the delivery of competitive and compelling bids that clearly address customer pain points and requirements in conjunction with the account and technical team
• Develop effective relationships with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and partners, to ensure successful and collaborative project delivery
• Financial management of projects to ensure delivery against accurate financial forecasts (revenue, cash and profit) for projects using the company tools and processes
• Manage the resource requirements of the project(s) and build solid working relationships with the Resourcing function and client stakeholders
• Create and lead effective project teams to deliver successful projects by setting clear and ambitious objectives for the team and supporting the team to achieve them
• Experience, capable and willing to fulfil the Project Management role in the different phases of the project lifecycle, from idea / concept to project closure
• Work with technical teams to document and manage assumptions and dependencies to produce a project plan and maintain this plan through the life of the project
• Ensure requirements are being managed, recorded and signed off in the designated tool for the project
• Maintain a risk register of threats and opportunities for the programme and validate contingency costs against these
• Work with the Account team to identify opportunities for expansion and deliver against these

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Evidence experience, and a strong track record, of managing complex technical bids and projects – including early TRL research combining hardware and software solutions
• Application of the appropriate delivery methodology for the right project at the right time, be completely fluent in both waterfall and agile approaches
• Excellent stakeholder management – business customers, technical customers, partners, the technical teams and internal business stakeholders
• Demonstrate solid business acumen in relation to the project delivery and continued relationship development through the project life cycle and into subsequent follow‑on opportunities
• Highly effective problem solving ability supported by pro‑active and adaptive team leadership skills
• Must have a strong appreciation of technology and trends, and associated engineering methods
• Must be flexible and willing to contribute where needed in the business cycle to further the team’s success
• Able to operate in a deadline focused environment and balance multiple demands and priorities
• APMP or PMP Qualifications or equivalent experience

Location & Working Environment

You’ll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified – you’ll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5‑minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage.

There is an expectation that a significant proportion of your time will be spent working on customer sites in the London area.

Clearance: Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance. As a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years.