Combat Air Senior Project Manager

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role : SF18568

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 Combat Air Senior Project Manager at our Bristol site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Combat Air Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for our Combat Air Portfolio supporting across the Typhoon, UAS and FCAS Programmes. You will lead a team of project managers and engineers to deliver advice to our MOD customers.

Day-to-day, you will bring effective management and delivery of the projects to agreed baselines, developing and growing customer relationships, securing associated follow-on sales, supporting major bids and successfully contributing to the overall strategy and business targets.

The Air 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 grow.

• Delivery of high value (£5m per annum) or complex projects
• Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
• Successful delivery of the Project outcomes
• Maintenance of forecasts, both financial and resource demand signals
• Application of governance requirements (including lifecycle, project and independent reviews as appropriate) for foundation sales and delivery work
• Reporting progress on all accountabilities to the Business

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously with sound communication skills
• Requires proven track record in delivering complex technical projects, dealing with demanding timescales, uncertainty and risk
• Experience delivering projects to up to 3 different customers
• Previous experience delivering into Defence, Aerospace or Engineering an advantage

• Demonstrable capability to APM PMQ or equivalent

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 hours per week based at our Bristol site. Hybrid working patterns available, travel to customer sites as required across the UK.

The Qineti

Q facility in Bristol is part of the company’s broader operation focused on defence and technology innovation. The site houses a diverse team of engineers, scientists and technical professionals who bring expertise to various projects ensuring high‑quality outcomes.

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 rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

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Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance. Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days. Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and…