Project Manager

This role will suit someone with strong experience managing engineering, R&D, research, aerospace, defence, or government-funded programmes. You will be responsible for taking ownership of project delivery, ensuring milestones, budgets, reporting requirements, risks, and stakeholder expectations are managed effectively

Responsibilities

• Leading project delivery from initiation through to completion
• Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation
• Managing project budgets, cost control, risks, issues, and mitigation plans
• Supporting technical teams with project deliverables, progress tracking, and gate reviews
• Coordinating procurement activity alongside technical and business support teams
• Managing internal and external stakeholders, including consortium partners
• Producing reports, meeting notes, change logs, project updates, and formal documentation
• Ensuring reporting is delivered on time and to the required standard
• Escalating key issues to leadership where required
• Driving communication, collaboration, and project momentum across all parties

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Science, or a related field preferred

Required Skills

• 5+ years’ project management experience within engineering, R&D, research, aerospace, defence, or complex technical programmes
• Experience managing government-funded projects and formal reporting requirements
• Strong planning, budgeting, cost control, and financial management experience
• Excellent risk, issue, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to support technical teams and translate technical progress into project deliverables
• Strong leadership, communication, and documentation skills
• Experience working in a portfolio or multi-project environment

Preferred Skills

• PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, or equivalent project management certification desirable
• Aerospace, defence, or complex technical R&D programme background
• Experience working with UK Government departments or international government stakeholders
• Security clearance, or the ability to obtain clearance

To apply, please contact Freddie Southall at Mane Contract Services:

Email: F.Southall@Mane.co.uk

Phone: 01923 470 714

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