Title:  Senior Project Manager

Package:   Competitive Salary + Benefits 

Role ID:     SF17906 

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 or Farnborough 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 be working directly within the dismounted close combat integrated delivery team. You will work on a number of projects which we supply directly to the Armed Forces. 

Day-to-day, you’ll drive excellence in multiple projects and be responsible for the safe delivery of project outputs to the agreed baseline, whilst also supporting the delivery of the Integrated Delivery Teams business objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Tracking project progress in accordance with the contract

• Managing change requests (Exceptional, Traded and Absorbed) in a dynamic but systematic manner

• Managing multiple suppliers and subcontractors 

• Configuration Management of deliverables provided to the customer

• Maintaining PM Logs (risk, issues, opportunities, decisions, actions, lessons)

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, such as identifying, planning and implementing actions to positively engage parties 

• Ability to manage multipe external customers

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

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 Bristol or Farnborough. Hybrid working patterns are available.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

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

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 valued, 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 means 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)