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Project Manager Defence

Anson McCadeHertford, Hertfordshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 9 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Project Manager role offers incredible growth potential within a reputable defence organization, allowing you to lead impactful, complex engineering projects and develop your skills across diverse technological areas. You'll thrive here if you are a proactive and collaborative individual with strong stakeholder management abilities, eager to drive projects to success. Apply now to take on exciting challenges and contribute to strategically important programmes!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted
Yesterday
Stakeholder Management

Job Description

Were currently supporting a number of opportunities for Project Managers and Senior Project Managers to lead the planning and delivery of medium to large-scale projects and programmes within a complex engineering and defence environment.

The Opportunity

Youll join a growing Project Management function supporting a diverse portfolio of strategically important programmes across areas including software, navigation, sensors, algorithms and complex engineering.

The role offers the opportunity to take ownership of delivery, working across multidisciplinary and international teams to drive projects on time, on cost and on quality.

What youll be doing
  • Leading projects and programmes from planning through to delivery
  • Managing cost, schedule, risk and performance
  • Working with senior stakeholders and influencing across multiple functions
  • Supporting bids, tenders and estimating
  • Managing complex problems and developing practical solutions
  • Driving effective project management processes and best practice
  • Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and multinational teams
  • Supporting and motivating project teams through delivery
What were looking for
  • Proven Project or Programme Management experience
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Experience managing cost, schedules, risks and delivery
  • Exposure to bidding, tendering or estimating
  • Strong commercial and business judgement
  • Ability to operate confidently in complex or ambiguous environments
  • Experience working across multidisciplinary teams
  • A proactive, resilient and collaborative approach

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