New Business Project Manager

New Business Project Manager | Defence | Stevenage | £40,000-£64,000

A leading defence organisation is looking for a New Business Project Manager to support the continued growth of a major missile systems portfolio.

This is a great opportunity for a Project Manager who enjoys working at the front end of programmes, coordinating complex bids and helping turn major customer opportunities into deliverable contracts.

The role:

• Coordinate bids across UK and international teams, bringing together engineering, operations, procurement, finance and commercial stakeholders.
• Take ownership of opportunities through the full bid lifecycle
  , coordinating costs, schedules, risks, assumptions and dependencies.
• Support successful bids through to contract mobilisation
  , while working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Contribute to major domestic and export opportunities across a growing air defence portfolio.
• Project Management, Bid Management or New Business experience within a complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills.
• Experience with bidding, estimating, commercial proposals or contract mobilisation
  .
• A commercially minded approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Defence, aerospace or another complex engineering environment would be beneficial.

Package:

• Hybrid working, 2-3 days per week on-site
• Company bonus up to £2,500
• Pension contributions up to 14%
• Up to 15 additional days of Flexi Leave
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Enhanced parental leave