Agile Senior Programme Manager

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Location:

Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent – Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role : SF19593

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Agile Senior Programme Manager at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Agile Senior Programme Manager you will play a key role in driving complex programmes to success, ensuring teams deliver effectively and efficiently. You will help shape the way projects are run, mentor and develop other PMs, and make a real difference by improving delivery practices and outcomes across the organisation.

Day-to-day, you’ll manage programme teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, to scope, and within budget. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to maintain clear communication, manage expectations, and resolve issues quickly. Applying Agile and SAFe principles, you’ll drive improvements in delivery practices while mentoring and coaching junior PMs to build capability across the team. You’ll also contribute to planning, risk management, and reporting, ensuring programmes run smoothly and effectively.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and energise programme teams to deliver high-impact projects successfully
• Driving Agile and SAFe ways of working to improve efficiency and project outcomes
• Building strong stakeholder relationships and resolve issues proactively
• Mentoring and developing junior PMs, growing skills and team capability
• Overseeing planning, risk management, and reporting to keep programmes on track

Essential experience of the Agile Senior Programme Manager:

• Leading complex programmes successfully using Agile and SAFe frameworks, with experience of waterfall frameworks being beneficial
• Experience of bidding and delivering £10m – £30M+ digital programmes
• Defence experience is highly desirable, but not essential
• Building and managing strong stakeholder relationships to drive results
• Delivering projects on time, to scope, and within budget under challenging conditions

Essential qualifications for the Agile Senior Programme Manager:

• PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent project management certification

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 per week based at our Malvern, Farnborough or Bristol site. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other Qineti

Q and customer sites will be expected.

Qineti

Q operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable Qineti

Q to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a Qineti

Q employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life…