Manufacturing Programme Manager

Company: MBDA
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Location: Bolton
Job Description:

An opportunity has arisen for a Programme Manager to join a dynamic and forward-thinking manufacturing team to deliver complex manufacturing projects.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Location: Bolton

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to the operational nature of this role

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

Benefits

  • Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  • Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
  • Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
  • Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

Qualifications & Experience

  • Accomplished Programme Manager with a proven track record in the delivery of complex prototype and/or development projects.
  • Substantial stakeholder management experience, interfacing and effectively influencing customers and suppliers as well as briefing to senior management level.
  • Proven management experience leading multi-functional teams in a matrix or cross-functional organisation.
  • Experience of management of project scope, identifying deviations and negotiation of changes and their impact on the overall project.
  • An eye for detail, able to identify risks and opportunity trends within cost, schedule and quality data and able formulate plans in order to mitigate risk and deliver opportunities.
  • Enthusiastic and pro-active individual who can prioritise and understand strategic business needs as well as managing the day-to-day tactical decisions.
  • Able to construct and maintain project plans and familiar with project planning software such as Primavera or Microsoft Project
  • You will need to have a high degree of self-motivation and drive with the ability work independently and as part of a team.

EEO Statement

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Posted: July 4th, 2026