Project Manager

Job Title - Project Manager

Job Location - Brighton

Our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

Job ID - 44958

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of our Release Systems & Antennas division operating in the Aerospace domain. For over 70 years, L3Harris has designed and developed industry-leading carriage and release systems for fighter, rotary-wing and unmanned platforms and we design, manufacture and test a large portion of our release systems portfolio in our Brighton facility which offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space. Our mission-critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide, including the F-35, along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon.

Please note, our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating multifunctional teams from engineering and operations disciplines to ensure successful execution of projects and production orders.

You will oversee the full programme lifecycle, from proposal preparation and submission through to project completion, while ensuring on-time, on-budget, and quality-driven delivery.

This role will be pivotal in driving the success of customer orders, internal R&D projects, and complex Design & Development initiatives related to mission-critical Defence and Aerospace products. As a Project Manager, you will ensure clear communication of project objectives, monitor progress, and be the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Project Execution: Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams, including internal and external stakeholders (e.g., subcontractors), to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Schedule Creation & Implementation: Develop and implement integrated project schedules in collaboration with the company scheduler, ensuring all work packages are aligned with project timelines.
• Project Management: Take complete ownership of project budgets, resources, risks, and delivery schedules. Ensure all project activities are completed on time, cost, and quality targets.
• Cross-Department Coordination: Work across departments to ensure smooth execution of tasks. Coordinate and engage with customers as needed, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
• Risk Management: Conduct regular project risk reviews, identify potential issues, and develop and deploy mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular project status reports to division-level management and assist senior management with programme and business performance.
• Team Leadership: Motivate and manage project team members, ensuring continuous development and providing direction on programmatic issues.
• Bid & Proposal Management: Manage the end-to-end process of bids and proposals, from submission to customer engagement.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the improvement of formal processes and procedures, focusing on enhancing the overall efficiency of the Project Management Team.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Experience: 4+ years of experience in project management, with a proven track record of managing complex projects, particularly in highly regulated industries (e.g. Defence, Aerospace). Experience in a manufacturing environment, delivering production contracts is desirable.
• Qualifications: Formal project management qualifications such as APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent project/programme management experience.

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.