Senior Project Manager - Aerospace; FTC

Senior Project Manager - Aerospace (FTC)

Location:

Amesbury, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Fixed Term – Full Time

Package:
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Project Manager at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role The UK Defence business within Qineti

Q is involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and programmes, from innovative research, through to modifications or complex flight trials across all domains. As a member of our project management community, you can expect to be leading teams to deliver projects in the UK, as well as supporting international opportunities as we continue to grow.

We have a Senior Project Manager opportunity based at our Boscombe Down site working in our Helicopter & Air Support Delivery Team (HelAS IDT).

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be responsible for delivery of high value or complex Projects in our Helicopter portfolio and tasked with ensuring our commitments to our internal and external stakeholders are met. Our projects have a diverse and complex stakeholder community, both internal and external to the company.

• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Delivery of high value (£5m per annum) or complex projects whilst ensuring project members operate in line with the Operating Framework & functional competency management requirements; and have appropriate personal objectives recorded in the Qineti
  
  Q performance management system
• Application of governance requirements (including lifecycle, project & independent reviews as appropriate) for delivery work whilst operating in a Safe & Secure manner
• Managing the activities of the external advisors, including the management of their appointments, via appointed Procurement Team Managers within QinetiQ
• Defining and agreeing an appropriate budget, delivering the Project within this budget and managing and reporting progress against an agreed cost plan
• Management of project documentation to include Bids, proposals and third‑party documentation (configuration control)

• Experience in building teams and delivering high‑value projects
• Previous experience delivering projects to multiple different customers simultaneously
  
  Demonstrable stakeholder management and engagement experience
• Experience in working in the Aerospace industry, preferably focused on helicopters
• Bid or Risk management experience

• Hold a recognised PM qualification (APM, PPQ, or Prince2)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 per week based at Boscombe Down.

• Hybrid working patterns are available

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a Qineti

Q employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and…