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Working at MBDA

  • Company employees
    7000
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    74:26

Hiring in

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Office locations

As an Engineering Project Manager at MBDA in Stevenage, you will lead electronic engineering projects from bid to delivery. This full-time or part-time role offers a hybrid working arrangement with 2-3 days on-site per week, a salary of £50,000 - £55,000, and requires British citizenship and BPSS security clearance.

Requirements

  • Experience delivering projects in an engineering environment
  • Confidence planning and managing schedules, budgets, and risk (ideally with Primavera P6)
  • A technical degree (ideally electronics) or equivalent experience
  • A project management qualification or the willingness to work towards one
  • Clear communication skills
  • Must be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and able to pass BPSS checks

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Project Management: Lead electronic engineering projects from bid to delivery to time, cost, and quality, owning plans, schedules, budgets, and risks.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams, suppliers, and customers to keep everyone aligned and contribute to bids and supply chain management.
  • Leadership & Coaching: Coach and support Engineering Project Coordinators as they develop while improving delivery processes.
  • Potential transition routes: People from technical engineering or project coordinator roles may bring transferable planning and communication skills, alongside meeting the engineering project delivery requirements.

Job description

Are you an established Engineering Project Manager looking for an exciting challenge? You’ll lead electronic engineering projects from bid to delivery, working with engineers, suppliers and customers to get great products out of the door. You’ll join a supportive team that shares what it learns and helps each other grow.

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience

Time Type: Full time or Part time

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working – such as being onsite when necessary to work with people and collaborate, then working from home and around family commitments to be your most efficient. This role could be full time or part time: 4 or 5 days per week. We are flexible and accommodating. It would be beneficial to be on-site 2 or 3 days a week, depending on the project needs; and working remotely other days.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

  • Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  • Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
  • Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  • Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
  • Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
  • Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

You’ll lead electronic engineering projects from bid to delivery, working with engineers, suppliers and customers to get great products out of the door. You’ll join a supportive team that shares what it learns and helps each other grow.

What you’ll do

  • Lead projects to time, cost and quality, owning the plan, schedule, budget and risks

  • Work with engineering teams, suppliers and customers to keep everyone aligned

  • Contribute to bids and supply chain management

  • Coach and support Engineering Project Coordinators as they develop

  • Help us improve how we deliver, and share what works

What we’re looking for from you:

You don’t need to tick every box. If most of this sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you:

  • Experience delivering projects in an engineering environment

  • Confidence planning and managing schedules, budgets and risk, ideally with Primavera P6

  • A technical degree (ideally electronics) or equivalent experience

  • A project management qualification or the willingness to work towards one

  • Clear communication and the ability to bring people with you

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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MBDA

Engineering Project Manager

Stevenage
On-site, Hybrid, Remote
£50,000 - £55,000 / year

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