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Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications

Cyber (UK) Business

Powering Decision

Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefieldfind your place in the future of defense.

Cyber Business

Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

Job Description

Based at our Cyber Centre of Excellence in Maidenhead - hybrid working is available.

At Ultra I&C Cyber business we protect highly sensitive information working with nations worldwide to help ensure their information is secure as possible. Our engineers work on the most difficult cybersecurity challenges to protect our national security and critical infrastructure; we strive to protect what matters.

As project Manager you will work with specialists from a range of engineering disciplines providing project management expertise to deliver projects and bids on time to budget and to the required standard.

All applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance.

• Manage multiple Projects ranging in size up to 10m
• Managing projects to meet the required financial and project constraints.
• Establishing controlling and reporting project schedule & costs against an overall WBS & budget.
• Achieving acceptance of all elements of projects to schedule and cost.
• Accurately forecasting project cost cash & resource demands

• Experienced in project management specifically in setting up running and successfully delivering projects ideally in the defence electronics or other highly regulated sector.
• Experienced in managing and deliver multi-disciplined projects in a matrix structure.
• Experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Proficient in MS Office including MS Project.
• Possesses a Project Management qualification (preferred)

Excellent general written and verbal communications skills.

Willing to undergo and are able to achieve and maintain SC and / or DV security clearance.

Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the roles requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. For more information please visit the UKSV website.

• Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme will writing and more
• Security Clearance Allowance where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance

At Ultra I&C we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values behaviours and policies we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We therefore do not discriminate based on race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. If you have any issues with your application please email us at

• Project Management Methodology
• Project / Program Management
• Construction Estimating
• Construction Experience
• PMBOK
• Visio
• Construction Management
• Project Management
• Project Management Software
• Microsoft Project
• Project Management Lifecycle
• Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1