Engineering Project Manager Defence

Join our team as a Project Manager supporting a largescale defence transformation programme. You will coordinate multiple workstreams helping define scope manage risk and maintain delivery control in a fastmoving evolving environment. The role requires a structured pragmatic approach to project management and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders. This is a highvisibility position within a complex systems integration landscape.

Location: Stevenage
On-site: Hybrid 3 days per week
Seniority: MidSenior
Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple workstreams within a complex transformation programme
• Support the definition refinement and control of project scope in a dynamic environment
• Drive project delivery using core project management principles governance and controls
• Develop and maintain project plans schedules and RAID logs
• Monitor and manage risk ensuring critical items are escalated with a holistic view for senior stakeholders
• Track progress across workstreams and provide clear concise reporting to leadership
• Support system integration activities across business and technical teams
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment clarity and momentum
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project delivery processes

Qualifications :

Required Skills

• Proven experience working as a Project Manager on complex projects or programmes
• Experience supporting transformation and system integration activities
• Exposure to PLM PDM or engineering product data environments
• Strong grasp of core project management fundamentals (scope schedule risk governance)
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams in fastmoving or fluid environments
• Working knowledge of standard PM tools (e.g. MS Project JIRA Confluence RAID logs)
• Clear and confident communicator able to report effectively to senior stakeholders

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Structured deductive approach to problem solving
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams with competing priorities
• Calm organised and methodical under pressure
• Confident operating with ambiguity while maintaining delivery focus

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Project Management Engineering Business Information Systems or related discipline or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.
• A recognised Project Management qualification is required (e.g. PRINCE2 APM PMP or equivalent).

Desirable Skills

• Experience working within the defence sector
• Exposure to engineering or product lifecycle environments
• Experience supporting programmes with senior leadership visibility
• Familiarity with structured delivery frameworks and assurance gates

Additional Information :

Why join us 

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

At ALTEN youll 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.

In short you get: 

• 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. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time