Programme Manager

• Compensation: GBP 62,500 - GBP 78,000 - yearly

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems.

Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

We’re entering an exciting period of growth and are looking to strengthen our Programme Management capability with experienced Programme Managers who can help us successfully deliver existing commitments while supporting the next phase of the business.

This is an opportunity to join a technically complex environment where Programme Managers play a central role in bringing together engineering, customers, partners and suppliers to deliver sophisticated solutions for the defence sector.

You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of projects and programmes, working across the full delivery lifecycle from bids and initial planning through development, integration and delivery. With exposure to Tactical Communications and complex engineering programmes
, you’ll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects where effective programme leadership really matters.

We are particularly interested in Programme Managers who enjoy creating structure around complexity, building strong relationships and bringing cross-functional teams together to deliver.

As a Programme Manager, you will be responsible for the successful management and delivery of multiple projects across the organisation, working across both existing programmes and future business opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading a portfolio of low to medium complexity projects, with opportunities to take on increasingly complex programmes as our business grows.
• Managing projects across the full lifecycle, from bid and initial planning through development, integration, delivery and close-out.
• Driving the successful delivery of complex engineering projects within the Tactical Communications domain.
• Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and cross-functional teams to achieve programme objectives.
• Building effective working relationships with customers, partners, subcontractors and suppliers across the defence industry.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality and performance requirements.
• Maintaining strong programme governance, including planning, financial control, risk and opportunity management, reporting and performance metrics.
• Proactively identifying and managing programme risks, dependencies and delivery challenges.
• Managing project budgets and maintaining effective financial and commercial control.
• Overseeing subcontractor and supplier performance as part of the wider delivery programme.
• Contributing to competitive and non-competitive bids, helping to shape deliverable, commercially robust solutions for future customer requirements.
• Planning and delivering projects in both traditional Waterfall and Agile/SAFe environments.
• Providing clear programme reporting and communicating progress, priorities and challenges to key stakeholders.

We’re looking for an experienced Programme or Project Manager who is comfortable operating in a complex engineering environment and can combine strong delivery discipline with excellent stakeholder leadership.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Proven experience managing complex, multidisciplinary projects within defence, communications, engineering or a…