Senior Project Manager

3 days ago

High Wycombe, United Kingdom Copello Full time

Senior Project Manager

📍 4 days per week on-site
🔐 Must be eligible for SC Clearance

Copello are pleased to be partnered with a leading Defence and Technology organisation based near High Wycombe, who are looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of high-value, technically complex development projects.

You will be working on major programmes involving the design, integration, and delivery of advanced land-based defence systems. The successful candidate will join an established and high-performing project delivery function, playing a key role in ensuring projects are delivered in line with customer expectations, compliance requirements, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead the successful end-to-end delivery of multi-phase land systems projects — from planning and design through to integration, delivery, and acceptance.

* Act as the main interface for internal stakeholders and external partners, including engineering teams, supply chain, and customers.

* Ensure delivery of projects against defined scope, cost, schedule, and quality parameters.

* Provide leadership across cross-functional project teams, enabling effective collaboration between engineering, operations, and commercial functions.

* Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as required to ensure resolution.

* Drive robust project planning including resource allocation, milestone tracking, and work breakdown structures.

* Maintain accurate project documentation including status reports, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.

* Contribute to continuous improvement within the project management function.

* Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and delivery excellence across the team.

Essential Skills & Experience

* Proven experience delivering engineering or integration projects within the defence or land systems domain

* Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

* Commercial awareness with a clear understanding of budgeting, financial control, and project reporting.

* Experience delivering full project lifecycle from proposal/bid phase through to completion.

* Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and work in a secure, complex environment.

* Familiar with project governance processes including risk, change, and configuration management.

* Working knowledge of project delivery methodologies such as APM, PRINCE2, or PMI.

Desirable

* Background in land-based defence technologies, vehicle systems, or electronic integration projects.

* Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline (e.g. Engineering, Project Management, Defence Studies).

* Experience in matrix organisations with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

* Familiarity with UK and international defence procurement environments.

If you're a motivated project professional looking to lead impactful projects within a secure and rewarding environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and we will be in touch for a further conversation

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