Project Manager

Overview

This opportunity will focus on the innovative projects we deliver for our Defence & Security clients within UK Government. Our Project Managers support our technical teams in the development of innovative new products across the entire product life cycle. Projects typically consist of early concept work, through prototype manufacture, to new product introduction, often surmounting considerable technical challenges as we push the boundary of what is possible.

What we can offer

We can offer you variety, and the chance to work in an environment of innovation that is having a real effect on people’s lives.

The projects you will lead will typically be highly complex, spanning the entire product development lifecycle. You will take full responsibility for delivering the agreed project objectives within the authorised time and budget constraints whilst managing multi-disciplinary teams of talented engineers, scientists, and designers in delivering novel products and services to market for a wide variety of clients.

You will always have the support of experienced Programme Managers ready to guide you towards more complex projects as your career develops. We believe that a supportive environment is the way to bring the best out of each other. We will actively promote your progression and provide you with the opportunity to take on increasingly challenging tasks.

Your specific responsibilities will vary according to your expertise but are likely to include:

• Developing project proposals that meet our clients’ commercial and technical requirements – this will be primarily for UK-based government clients though may also include the industrial or consumer sector on occasion.
• In partnership with technical domain experts, specifying, estimating, planning and risk management of programmes of work
• Delivering projects with a significant amount of Science and Technology or Research and Development content
• Management of the delivery of projects that solve complex, multi-disciplinary technical challenges, across multi-office teams
• Team building and leadership of multiple project teams
• Capturing technical product requirements and resolving system level discussions, requiring a strong technical background
• Running meetings with clients, presenting and communicating ideas and concepts to all disciplines
• Working with Business Developers in building relationships with clients to understand their programme needs

This role will require some domestic UK-based travel but is focussed on managing project teams within the Cambridge office. We have adopted a hybrid working model, with a mix of both home and office working, based on project need although we expect this role will require someone to be in our office on the Science Park, Cambridge at least 3 times per week. 

What you can bring

You will have experience of project managing small to medium sized technical product development projects or are a technical lead of an engineering discipline within a larger project. 

Ideally you will have a degree in engineering, or a relevant scientific discipline, with hands-on experience of planning tasks and tracking the progress of a team to deliver against those tasks whilst addressing issues as they arise. Naturally you will also have strong time management, written and verbal communication, and organisational skills.

Essential attributes: 

• UK Government Security Clearance (or the demonstrable ability to obtain this)
• Technical understanding of software in a project environment
• The ability to lead, influence and motivate an extensive team to deliver exploitable project outputs
• The ability to manage and influence stakeholders to ensure project success

Our UK government work and client base coves a very broad spectrum, so we would also be very interested if you have any of the following:

• A technical background in Electronics design, Software development, or Physics, Chemistry or Sensing systems.
• New product introduction / design for manufacture experience
• Previous experience of working at a consulting / fee for service organisation
• Existing knowledge of best practice in the delivery of projects
• People skills and networks to build strong working relationships across the defence and security innovation ecosystem, including UK MOD, DSTL, Defence Innovation Unit and Innovation Hubs, a range of security customers and Government departments
• Formal project management credentials such as APMP, PRINCE2 etc