What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Project Execution: Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams, including internal and external stakeholders (e.g., subcontractors), to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Schedule Creation & Implementation: Develop and implement integrated project schedules in collaboration with the company scheduler, ensuring all work packages are aligned with project timelines.
• Project Management: Take complete ownership of project budgets, resources, risks, and delivery schedules. Ensure all project activities are completed on time, cost, and quality targets.
• Cross-Department Coordination: Work across departments to ensure smooth execution of tasks. Coordinate and engage with customers as needed, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
• Risk Management: Conduct regular project risk reviews, identify potential issues, and develop and deploy mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular project status reports to division-level management and assist senior management with programme and business performance.
• Team Leadership: Motivate and manage project team members, ensuring continuous development and providing direction on programmatic issues.
• Bid & Proposal Management: Manage the end-to-end process of bids and proposals, from submission to customer engagement.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the improvement of formal processes and procedures, focusing on enhancing the overall efficiency of the Project Management Team.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Previous experience in project management, with a proven track record of managing complex projects, particularly in highly regulated industries (e.g. Defence, Aerospace).
• Formal project management qualifications such as APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent project/programme management experience.
• Strong commercial and project/programme management skills.
• Ability to manage multi-skilled teams through challenging customer requirements.
• Proficiency in project planning and scheduling (e.g. Microsoft Project).
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets, resources, risks, and schedules for complex projects
• A degree or HNC in aerospace/defence engineering or a related discipline is desirable
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and application is desirable
• Knowledge of successful PMO bid & proposal management and programme management reviews is desirable