Senior Project Manager

A Senior Project Manager is sought to join an innovative engineering team in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, contributing to the delivery of complex space payload, defence technology, and satellite communications programmes.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the full lifecycle delivery of complex space, defence, and satellite communications projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including RF, mechanical, software, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality disciplines.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions where required.
• Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, cost tracking, and budget control.
• Prepare and present project reviews, status updates, and reports to customers and senior leadership teams.
• Support business development and bid activities, contributing to technical and commercial proposals.
• Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across project teams.
• Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Key skills & experience:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience delivering complex engineering projects within the space, defence, satellite communications, or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of RF-based systems, including satellite communications, radar, electronic warfare, or payload technologies.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams in highly regulated environments.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Primavera, Jira, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, or APMP.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets and financial performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
• Strong problem-solving, organisational, and risk management abilities.