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Project Manager

AdeccoAndover, Hampshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 3 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Project Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead impactful engineering and defense projects while enjoying competitive compensation and benefits. You'll thrive here if you have proven experience in defense or engineering environments, possess strong leadership skills, and are eager to contribute to a growing, innovative organization. Apply now to take your career to the next level!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Posted
2 weeks ago
Prince2Stakeholder Management

Job Description

Principal Project Manager

Location: Andover
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to lead complex engineering and defence high valued projects.

Reporting to the Programme Director, you will be responsible for delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while managing customer relationships and leading cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • End-to-end project delivery within cost, schedule, and quality targets.
  • Manage customer and stakeholder relationships.
  • Oversee project plans, budgets, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks.
  • Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
  • Manage subcontractors and delivery partners.
  • Support bid and business development activities.

About You

  • Proven project management experience within defence, engineering, manufacturing environments.
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing project finances, schedules, and resources.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word.
  • Degree or equivalent technical/engineering background.

Desirable

  • Defence or MoD experience.
  • APMP, PRINCE2, or similar qualification.
  • Knowledge of risk management and quality systems (ISO 9001).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, innovative organisation delivering high-profile defence and engineering programmes.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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