Title:  Senior Project Manager

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:    SF17084

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 Bristol 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 you will work within the Mission Rehearsal Integrated Delivery Team (IDT). The Mission Rehearsal IDT are responsible for modernising and transforming QinetiQ’s capabilities across the air ranges. The current Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) runs to at least 2028, with a clear requirement to transform the UK Air Ranges by introducing new and modern capabilities.

Day-to-day, you’ll drive excellence in multiple projects and be responsible for the safe delivery and oversight of a diverse portfolio of strategically important investment projects as part of the Air Ranges Modernisation (ARM) Programme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Enable key digital, data and communication capability enhancements in a dynamic environment
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers
• Work with a team of highly experienced engineers to identify new capabilities that enhance the range offering for our customer
• Lead the development of business cases for future capabilities
• Develop and maintain key project documents including Project Management Plan, Risk Register and Project Reporting Pack
• Deliver a mix of standard and major projects with some interdependencies 
• Generate accurate work load forecasts to support resource planning within the business and functions

Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager: 

• Demonstrable experience leading and successfully delivering complex projects
• Experience delivering defence, engineering and/or IT projects
• Strong Stakeholder Management: identifying, planning and implementing actions to positively engage parties with an interest in, or influence over, the project outputs
• Ability to manage multiple external customers
• Experience in Defence, Aerospace or other closely related sectors

Essential qualifications for the Senior Project Manager:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in appropriate discipline 
• Hold a recognised PM qualification (APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or Prince2

This role is 37 hours per week based at Bristol. Hybrid working patterns available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

The QinetiQ facility in Bristol is part of the company’s broader operation focused on defence and technology innovation. The site houses a diverse team of engineers, scientists and technical professionals who bring a wealth of expertise to various projects ensuring high quality outcomes.

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 experience 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

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

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

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)