Project Manager

MERITUS are recruiting for an Engineering Project Manager to join our client within the defence and engineering sector on a 12-month contract from their site in Portsmouth. This role requires candidates to hold active SC Clearance and be a British National.

ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER - INSIDE IR35 - UP TO £50.84 PER HOUR - PORTSMOUTH - 12 MONTHS - SC CLEARED - PROJECT DELIVERY - TWO STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - SECTOR: DEFENCE

This position operates on a standard 37-hour week across 4.5 days, working between 07:00 and 19:00 subject to business requirements. Potential travel may be required depending on project requirements.

As an Engineering Project Manager,

you will be responsible for leading multidisciplinary engineering project teams to deliver projects on quality, on time and on cost. Working closely with customers, engineering teams and business stakeholders, you will oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery whilst maintaining compliance with company procedures, governance and health & safety

requirements.

You will manage project planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, scheduling, budgeting and performance reporting whilst acting as the primary interface for both internal and external stakeholders. This role requires a confident project leader with strong communication skills and the ability to drive delivery across complex engineering programmes.

Skillset/experience required:

What can you bring to the role?

Previous experience delivering complex engineering or technical projects

Strong project management experience across the full project lifecycle

Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams

Ability to develop project plans, schedules, resource plans and work breakdown structures

Strong stakeholder and customer management skills

Experience managing project budgets, costs and financial reporting

Knowledge of project risk management and mitigation planning

Experience maintaining project schedules and resource forecasts

Ability to manage project change and negotiate project impacts

Strong communication, reporting and presentation skills

Experience producing project status reports and managing governance activities

Knowledge of project quality management and continuous improvement principles

Understanding of PMO, PMBOK or structured project delivery methodologies

Aerospace, defence or highly regulated industry experience would be advantageous

Active SC Clearance is required