Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager at Copello Global, Defence Engineering & Technology division. Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom. You will be working on major programmes involving the design, development, integration, and delivery of advanced systems, supporting critical defence and secure communications applications. The successful candidate will join an established and high‑performing project delivery function, playing a key role in ensuring projects are executed in line with customer expectations, engineering compliance requirements, and wider business objectives. Key Responsibilities
Lead the successful end‑to‑end delivery of multi‑phase projects from concept and design through to development, verification, and final customer delivery. Act as the primary interface between internal engineering teams, suppliers, manufacturing, and external customers. Ensure delivery of projects to agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality commitments. Provide leadership and coordination across cross‑functional teams including RF engineering, systems engineering, mechanical design, operations, and commercial. Identify, monitor, and manage project risks, issues, and technical dependencies, ensuring effective mitigation and escalation where needed. Drive robust project planning including detailed scheduling, resource allocation, milestone gating, and work breakdown structures across complex engineering workstreams. Maintain accurate and compliant project documentation including schedules, progress reports, budgets, and risk registers. Support continuous improvement within the PMO and project delivery framework.
Qualifications
Proven experience delivering engineering projects within defence, aerospace, or high‑reliability communications domains. Strong leadership capabilities with effective stakeholder and customer‑facing communication. Demonstrated commercial understanding including budgeting, financial oversight, and project reporting. Experience delivering full project lifecycle from bid/proposal stage through to acceptance and close‑out. Ability to manage competing priorities in a technically complex and secure environment. Familiarity with robust project governance processes including risk, change, and configuration management.
Please note that SC clearance is required for this role. If you feel you have the right skills and experience please apply now or send your CV to emmaw@copello.co.uk. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
High Wycombe
Job Type:
FullTime

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