Senior Project Manager

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Farnborough

Salary: £DOE

Key Skills: Project Management, Bids, Proposals, Engineering, Manufacturing, Safety, Hazards, Projects, Programmes, Stakeholder Management

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of a high-value portfolio of projects.

This portfolio forms a critical part of the business, focusing on the assessment of high-hazard weapons, munitions, and energetics through live testing and the generation of assurance-based evidence.

This is a highly visible role where you will lead complex, safety-critical projects, working at the interface of operations, engineering, and programme delivery to ensure activities are conducted safely, effectively, and in line with customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers
• Deliver projects to agreed baselines across time, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction
• Maintain accurate financial and resource forecasts aligned to delivery expectations
• Ensure adherence to governance frameworks, including lifecycle and assurance reviews
• Contribute to bid activity and opportunity development, supporting future growth
• Provide clear and consistent reporting to programme and portfolio leadership
• Work closely with operational and engineering teams to ensure safety remains paramount

About You

What will you bring:

• Proven experience delivering complex projects, programmes, or portfolios
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence, align, and motivate teams
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management, including customer-facing roles
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution capability
• Experience supporting business development and bid activities, including planning and costing

Essential Qualifications

• Demonstrable capability aligned to APM (or equivalent project management qualification)

Additional Information

• Regular travel to customer sites (including Bristol and other UK locations) is required
• This role operates within a highly regulated, safety-critical defence environment
• Flexibility and adaptability are essential

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a team delivering critical assurance activities that directly support national defence capability. This is an opportunity to work on complex, meaningful programmes where safety, innovation, and collaboration are at the forefront.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Farnborough

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English