Senior Project Manager, Maritime Defence Programs

QinetiQ; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Portsmouth site to lead high-value, technically complex projects and bids within the Maritime Operation Training Environment. You will oversee staff training programs for Royal Navy operations and ship-based training, coordinating across multiple workstreams and ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

The role requires proven leadership, broad project-management experience, and a recognised PM qualification (APM or Prince2).

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading projects, programmes, or portfolios with complex delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities.
• Strong leadership and decision-making in delivering within timescales and budgets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in governance, KPIs, and financial forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Deliver project outcomes to agreed objectives for customer satisfaction, quality, cost, schedule, sales and cash performance.
• Lead and support multi-functional teams, fostering a safe, secure and values-driven culture.
• Apply project governance, manage KPIs, maintain financial/resource forecasts and ensure compliance with frameworks.
• Resolve issues, risks and conflicts across the wider business to achieve successful outcomes.
• Provide clear progress reporting to programme leadership and deputise for the Senior Programme Manager when required.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Decision making

Multi-project management

Team leadership

Education

APM or Prince2 qualification

Job description

QinetiQ is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Portsmouth site to lead high-value, technically complex projects and bids within the Maritime Operation Training Environment. You will oversee staff training programs for Royal Navy operations and ship-based training, coordinating across multiple workstreams and ensuring delivery on time and within budget.

The role requires proven leadership, broad project-management experience, and a recognised PM qualification (APM or Prince2).