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Associate Project Manager – Maritime & Land Team
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF20220
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow—being creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives.
Join us as an Associate Project Manager at one of our Bristol, Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP), or Farnborough sites, where you’ll work with pioneering technology alongside some of the brilliant minds in the industry.
About the Role
As an Associate Project Manager within our UK Defence function (Maritime & Land team), you’ll support our Project Managers throughout the full lifecycle of customer projects. Your day-to-day work will focus on planning, coordination, and delivery, while developing your Project Management skills.
This role involves collaborating closely with:
- Project Managers
- Stakeholders
- Delivery teams
Ensuring project activities are executed on time, within scope, and to agreed standards is a key responsibility.
Responsibilities
You’ll be responsible for:
- Building and maintaining positive engagement with project customers, partners, and suppliers
- Delivering project outputs aligned with the predefined baseline (ensuring customer satisfaction, time, cost, quality, cash, and sales goals are met)
- Resolving conflicts, including making prioritisation calls, both within the project and across QinetiQ
- Maintaining forecasts (both financial and resource demand) for sales and delivery, reflecting current expectations
- Applying governance requirements, including lifecycle reviews, project reviews, and independent reviews where applicable, for foundational sales and delivery work
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Requirements
Essential Experience
- Foundational experience in a Project Management environment, typically [1–2 years’ experience]
- Previous experience in:
- Maritime projects
- Working on an Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) programme
Essential Qualifications
- Degree educated
- Working towards early Project Management qualifications
Note: We value diversity and don’t see your education as limiting. If you can demonstrate the required experience and willingness to learn, we’d welcome your application.
Work Arrangements
This role is a 37-hour per week position with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week, based at:
### Bristol
QinetiQ’s Bristol facility is part of a broader operation focused on defence and technological innovation. The site operates with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and technical professionals, ensuring high-quality outcomes across various projects.
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### PTP (Portsmouth Technology Park)
A key facility dedicated to advanced technology development and engineering services, powered by research and development. Using sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques, this site delivers complex systems that meet operational requirements.
### Farnborough
Our state-of-the-art Farnborough site houses cutting-edge technologies, including:
- High-energy laser technologies
- A 5m pressurised wind tunnel, unique in the UK, offering exceptional simulation capability
- High-energy research and development projects, fostering deep-rooted creativity and innovation
You’ll collaborate with a talented workforce, including engineers, IT & cyber specialists, project managers, and others, to help shape the UK’s future defences. Join us in advancing a milieu of excellence, research, and innovation.
Note: All applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.
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