Senior Project Manager - Investments

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QinetiQ is hiring a Senior Project Manager for its UK Defence business at Boscombe Down to lead high value, complex programmes from initial engagement through delivery, ensuring on time, within budget outcomes while coordinating diverse internal and external stakeholders. You will develop plans, schedules and budgets, manage resources, lead cross functional teams and forecast demand for multiple customer projects. Essential experience includes a proven track record delivering complex technical projects, handling several projects for different customers, and a Defence, Aerospace or Engineering background; APM PMQ is required. The role requires eligibility for SC clearance and three days on site per week. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight relevant projects, quantify impact, show leadership, risk management and a learning mindset, and demonstrate readiness for security vetting.

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:     SF20226

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 Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Senior Project Manager in our UK Defence business you will be involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and programmes delivering pioneering defence innovation and capability for industry and government.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for leading multiple complex projects from initial business or customer engagement through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. You will provide effective project leadership, while managing a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure commitments are met and risks are effectively managed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivery of high value (£5m+ per annum) complex projects ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations
• Lead cross-functional teams and provide guidance to junior project managers and team members
• Manage project financial and resource demand forecasts

Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager: 

• Proven track record in delivering complex technical projects, dealing with timescales, uncertainty and risk.
• Experience delivering multiple projects for multiple customers simultaneously
• Defence, Aerospace or Engineering background preferred.

Essential qualifications for the Senior Project Manager:

• APM PMQ capability

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 our Boscombe Down site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Boscombe Down

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight-testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

Successful candidates must be able to obtain security clearance for this position.

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

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Our Recruitment Process:

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. One of our recruitment team will contact you.

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.

Why Join QinetiQ?

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. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• 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