Digital Project Manager jobs in Grande-Bretagne

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18932

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Project Manager at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Senior Project Manager you will contribute to the successful delivery of the High Value Weapons Safety & Suitability for Service Test and Evaluation Portfolio. This role is specific to the ETC within Shoeburyness. The Portfolio is one of four programme areas within the Weapons Services & Investments team and is responsible for delivery of assessment activity related to high hazard weapons, munitions, and energetics via live testing and the provision of assurance‑based evidence.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll lead cross‑functional teams and develop close working relationships with customers and direct reports alike, supporting functional leads and wider project stakeholders, working closely with operational and engineering teams is fundamental to ensure that safety of our activities is maintained at all times.

Key customers are based in the Bristol area and other locations around the UK. The ability to travel flexibly is a critical element of the role.

• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Delivery of the project outputs, to agreed baseline (customer satisfaction, time, cost, quality, cash and sales)
• Maintenance of forecasts (both financial and resource demand signal) for sales and delivery which reflects the up‑to‑date expectations for the work
• Application of governance requirements (including lifecycle, project & independent reviews as appropriate) for foundation sales and delivery work
• Bid activity and opportunity development
• Reporting progress on all accountabilities to programme / portfolio manager

• Experience of leading a business, projects, programmes, portfolios or P3 function and successfully delivering complex projects
• Leadership: being able to influence and align others towards the vision for the project, and to empower & inspire people to achieve success
• Communication: being able to effectively communicate as part of a two‑way interaction, using a range of techniques, to ensure the received meaning matches the transmitted meaning
• Stakeholder Management: being able to identify, plan and implement actions to positively engage parties with an interest in, or influence over, the project outputs
• Business Development: when required, work as a member of a capture team to generate delivery plans, risk registers and costings to support the creation of the proposal document

• Demonstrable capability to APM or equivalent

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Shoeburyness. Hybrid working patterns are available.

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. 

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)