Description
TEKEVER is recruiting a Project Manager for an operational UAS programme delivered to a UK MOD customer. The role is dedicated to this single programme and reports directly to the Programme Director. The programme supports the sustainment of a fleet of deployed UAS in continuous operational use.
Responsibilities:
- Delivery coordination: convert programme decisions into tracked, owned actions across engineering, operations, logistics, and commercial teams in the UK and Portugal, and follow them through to closure.
- Fleet sustainment support: coordinate the planning, tasking, and tracking that keeps the deployed fleet available and supported.
- Jira and Confluence ownership: administer and improve the programme's boards, workflows, and documentation spaces; maintain them as the authoritative record of delivery status.
- Scheduling and planning: maintain accurate programme schedules and re-plan as operational requirements change.
- Reporting: run the programme's reporting cycle, producing outputs appropriate to each audience from working level to executive.
- Risk management: maintain the risk register, track mitigation actions to completion, and escalate with recommendations.
Requirements:
- Project delivery experience in the Defence sector , industry or military , with an understanding of the MOD customer environment.
- Working competence in Jira and Confluence, including configuring boards and workflows, from regular hands-on use.
- Experience driving actions to closure across teams outside your direct line management.
- A recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner) or equivalent experience.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) clearance; TEKEVER will sponsor vetting. Existing clearance is an advantage.
- Right to work in the UK.
Conditions of the role:
- Based at the TEKEVER Bristol site.
- Occasional travel (approximately quarterly) to TEKEVER sites in the UK and Portugal and to customer locations.
- Occasional extended hours at short notice in response to operational need. Time off in lieu (TOIL) is provided.
What we have to offer you: At TEKEVER, we offer a comprehensive package designed to reward, support, and develop our people. This includes a highly competitive salary with a discretionary annual bonus and a company pension contribution match of up to 10%. To support your wellbeing, we provide 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Private Medical Insurance (with optional family cover), Private Dental care, and an Employee Assistance Programme.