Jira Project Manager

Overview

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager that has a speciality in Jira to join our team in Poole to support the delivery of a major engineering programme. The role focuses on coordinating project activities, managing schedules, and ensuring smooth collaboration across technical teams.

• Location:
  Poole
• On Site: 2-3x a week
• Clearance: SC
• Experience Level: Mid - Senior

• Lead day-to-day project management activities, including planning, scheduling, and progress tracking.
• Coordinate with engineering and technical teams to maintain clear visibility of tasks, risks, and dependencies.
• Support the transition from JIRA to SPIRA, ensuring teams adopt and use the new tool effectively.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reporting, and status updates.
• Facilitate communication across stakeholders and help drive project milestones to completion.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within a technical or engineering environment.
• Strong and mandatory working knowledge of JIRA for task management and workflow tracking.
• Ability to support requirements capture, clarification, and traceability.
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills.
• Strong communication abilities, with confidence engaging both technical and non-technical teams.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering
  , or equivalent
  military experience
  .

Desirable

Skills:

• Experience supporting or implementing new project management or requirements tools (e.g., SPIRA).
• Familiarity with structured engineering processes or systems-based projects.
• Ability to manage evolving requirements and maintain clarity across multidisciplinary teams.
• Comfortable working in environments with formal documentation and defined project governance.

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website  If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected.

Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.