Senior Project Manager

Roke; Woking; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Roke is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the National Security Business. You will lead bid and delivery across Roke's NS portfolio, reporting to the NS Head of Delivery, handling R&D, product development and software delivery for UK and international customers.

Travel to client sites will be required, including London area engagements. You will manage projects end-to-end, maintain risk registers, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure successful outcomes while developing long-term

Qualifications

• Experience delivering bids and contract changes on complex projects.
• Fluent in waterfall and agile delivery methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management with customers, partners and teams.
• Strong business acumen and relationship development through project life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects from concept to completion per contractual requirements, on time, to budget and quality standards.
• Lead bids that address customer pain points with account and technical teams.
• Build relationships with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and partners for successful delivery.
• Manage project financials including revenue, cash and profit forecasts using company tools.
• Coordinate resources with the Resourcing function and client stakeholders.
• Create and lead project teams with clear objectives and accountability.
• Support the project lifecycle from idea to closure and document assumptions/dependencies in the project plan.

Skills

Bid management

APMP/PMP

Waterfall & Agile

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Tech trends awareness

Job description

Senior Project Manager

National Security Business

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.

For this role, time at client sites will be required.

Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

• To 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
• To 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
• Experienced, 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 bids / contract change and challenging projects - complexity, risk, pace and scale
• 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 focussed environment and balance multiple demands and priorities
• APMP or PMP Qualifications or equivalent experience

Built on over a 60-year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe - that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.

We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey.

Where you'll work

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 result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years.