Project Manager

Overview

Project Manager role at QinetiQ Boscombe Down site. The role involves developing, procuring, and integrating systems onto test and evaluation ranges, and delivering trials, training, and operational exercises.

Day to day work includes testing, researching, supplying, preparing, and sustaining client platforms and weapon systems for operational use, providing test, exercise, modelling, analysis services and laboratory facilities in safe, realistic, and instrumented environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear and compelling customer proposals.
• Deliver projects safely, on time, within cost and quality targets.
• Produce and maintain robust project plans and resource/cost schedules (PPM) for project management and expenditure forecasting.
• Provide regular, open, honest, and timely project reporting using corporate tools in line with financial reporting requirements.

Essential Experience

• Track record of successful delivery of projects and programmes to defined cost, timescale, and budget.
• Ability to decompose complex issues to an appropriate level of detail in a methodical manner.
• First hand experience of procurement and tendering processes (e.g., specification production, supplier selection criteria, and contracting).
• Experience in systems engineering disciplines.

Essential Qualifications

• Industry recognised qualification such as Prince2, AMP, or PMP.

Eligibility

Applicants must be eligible for SC clearance.

Location and Hours

Based at Boscombe Down site, 37 hours per week with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Expected travel to Aberporth, West Freugh, and the Hebrides.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional days.
• Health cash plan, private medical insurance, and dental insurance options.
• Employee discount portal (personal accident insurance, travel insurance, restaurants, cinema tickets, and more).
• Support for the Armed Forces community through the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities helping charities and local community.