Senior Project Manager jobs in Tewkesbury

£60,000 - £75,000 PER ANNUM

DEPENDING ON SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

A MINIMUM OF 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK

ROSS ON WYE

PERMANENT

About us

Kirintec specialise in the design and production of Innovative technology solutions for CEMA (Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities), Counter-IED and Counter-UAS. We engineer and deliver battle proven capabilities across the world.

Kirintec is owned by BAE Systems, who provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employs a skilled workforce of more than 93,000 people in around 40 countries.

About the role

Lead the end-to-end delivery of customer projects and programmes from contract award through to final acceptance, acting as the primary customer interface and champion. Ensure delivery meets contractual, technical, commercial and operational requirements, taking ownership of programme performance, stakeholder engagement and successful customer outcomes. This includes:

• Direct and oversee a portfolio of strategically significant, complex and high-risk projects, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer outcomes.
• Establish project and programme objectives, delivery strategies, governance frameworks and measurable success criteria aligned to organisational priorities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, customers and partners, providing clear strategic insight, governance reporting and decision support.
• Drive delivery performance through data-led governance, portfolio reporting and proactive intervention to ensure achievement of strategic, financial and operational targets.
• Provide leadership, coaching and professional development to project managers, fostering a high-performance project management capability.
• Own project and programme P&L performance, forecasting and financial governance.
• Support business development activities including bid reviews, delivery planning and customer engagement.
• Influence strategic decision making through portfolio analysis, risk assessment and delivery assurance.
• Drive resource planning and capability development to ensure successful delivery of current and future programmes.

About you

Essential Skills

• Programme and portfolio management.
• Executive stakeholder engagement and influencing.
• Commercial and contract management.
• Strategic planning and organisational alignment.
• Financial forecasting, budget ownership and cost control.
• Governance, assurance and risk leadership.
• Resource and capacity planning.
• Business transformation and change leadership.
• Leadership, coaching and capability development.
• Decision making under pressure.

Essential Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Practitioner, AMP PMQ, MSP Practitioner or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience delivering complex projects.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary delivery teams.

Desirable

• Demonstratable experience delivery complex programmes within Defence, Security or Technology environments.
• Understanding of systems engineering, software development lifecycles and product development methodologies.
• Ability to communicate professionally in one or more additional languages to support engagement with international customers, partners and stakeholders.

What we Offer

• 25 days annual leave entitlement, rising with length of service.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Medical Care Package upon successful completion of your probation period.
• Company events
• Annual Bonus scheme and annual salary reviews
• Casual dress

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2026. Interviews will take place w/c 13th July 2026.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

At Kirintec Ltd, we welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain recruitment processes, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at Kirintec Ltd are subject to security and vetting restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have a minimum of 5-year continuous residency in the UK, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Pay: £60,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: In person