Programme Manager
Job in
Southend-on-Sea, Southend, Essex County, SS2, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-24
Listing for:
QinetiQ
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-10-24
Job specializations:
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Management
Client Relationship Management, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Role To lead the successful delivery of the Rheinmetall and LRPS programme portfolio, ensuring all programme outcomes are delivered to agreed baselines for customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, quality, cash and sales performance.
The Programme Manager will act as the primary customer-facing Programme Manager, developing and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders across Rheinmetall, LRPS, partners and suppliers, whilst enhancing QinetiQ's reputation as a strategic delivery partner, where you will develop a detailed understanding of the customer landscape, future priorities and capability requirements to identify growth opportunities and position QinetiQ to support future customer needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
Maintain a regular presence on customer sites, championing QinetiQ's capabilities, strengthening stakeholder engagement and proactively identifying opportunities to grow the portfolio and expand QinetiQ's footprint.
Work closely with Business Development and Account Management teams to support pipeline development, opportunity capture, customer engagement and the conversion of future opportunities with Rheinmetall and LRPS.Provide strategic oversight of the RWM-I and Storm Shadow Cycle 5 programmes, ensuring delivery excellence whilst identifying and implementing efficiencies, lessons learned and best practice across both programmes.
Leverage existing programme delivery to maximise up-sell opportunities, follow-on sales and long-term growth, converting customer relationships and delivery success into sustainable business expansion
Essential experience of the Programme Manager: Demonstrable capability to International Project Management Association Level AExperience gained between 4-6 years of leading a business, projects, programmes, portfolios or P3 function; successful delivery of programmes or complex projects
Experience leading programmes or complex projects to 3 different customers
Desirable qualifications for the Programme Manager:
MSP Practitioner qualification
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 hours per week and is based out of our Shoeburyness on a hybrid working pattern of 3 days per week on average, onsite.
Shoeburyness
QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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