Project Manager required to provide the overall project management rigour, change control, commercial awareness & stakeholder management to complement the existing management and technical skills within the team.

The role involved chasing hardware deliveries from subontractors, candidates should have productionisation experience within a defence environment.

Degree level qualification in an associated discipline (such as project management or engineering)

A professional qualification from a relevant Professional Institution is desirable (PRINCE / IPMA / APM accreditation.

A demonstrable positive performance record in the following activities is also required:

• Demonstrable successful track record of managing projects in a heavily regulated industry, with engineering / manufacturing elements.
• Proven leadership skills, strong communication skills, planning and delivery orientation.
• Demonstrable positive track record of being customer focused, building relationships with suppliers whilst balancing the needs of the business including senior level.
• Commercial / financial / business insight and able to exercise sound judgment.
• Generation, delegation and adherence to Work Packages and knowledge of the full product lifecycle in a regulated industry.
• Design for manufacture and cost.
• Positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
• Champion of change - encouraging others to follow.

The following experience and attributes are also desirable for this position;

• Awareness of Space Instruments, Mechanisms and Propulsion technology - A level of technical knowledge or awareness about chemical or electric propulsion systems would be highly desirable.
• Conduct of integration, qualification and calibration campaigns.
• Awareness of Hardware, Software and Firmware development activities.
• Traceability of requirements to their point satisfaction captured in a structured documentation set.
• Having the ability to lead / chair reviews.
• Full business lifecycle management, including capture, qualification and developing capture plans and winning strategies.
• A "strategic approach" to dealing with partners, clients and staff.
• Experience of working across boundaries with knowledge of commercial management, elite supply chain and finance functions.
• Able to lead and contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance.