Project Manager, Defence

Overview

In this role you will own delivery of defined defence projects or work packages within complex UK programmes. You will collaborate across engineering, commercial, finance, and supplier teams to ensure on-time, within-scope results while navigating governance and assurance processes. The position emphasizes hands-on project delivery rather than PMO support, offering impact through delivery ownership in a security-conscious environment. You will work onsite in Bristol part of a broader defence mission and shape project outcomes within a multidisciplinary setting.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• onsite presence in Bristol (~3 days/week)
• defence sector experience
• competitive salary 50,000–60,000
• security-conscious work environment

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects, work packages or defined areas of delivery
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, risks, issues, dependencies and change
• Monitor delivery performance and act when progress deviates from plan
• Collaborate across engineering, commercial, finance, Project Controls, suppliers and customer stakeholders
• Support governance, reporting, assurance and approval activity
• Manage priorities and delivery issues in a complex defence environment

Key requirements

• Substantive Project Management experience within UK defence
• Clear evidence of personal project or work package delivery ownership
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, change and project performance
• Strong stakeholder management across multidisciplinary delivery teams
• A recognised Project Management qualification
• Previous UK SC clearance
• APM PMQ is desirable and current SC clearance would be advantageous

• Stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Risk and issue management
• Change management

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