Project Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
Package: £50,400 - £56,000(salary dependent on experience) + Benefits
Role ID: SF20684
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Project Manager at our Farnborough facility, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
The LTPA/CMP project manager role is focused on delivery of a project(s) within the CMP programme of work, the first of which is going to be Blue/Green implementation at BUTEC to improve throughput and efficiency of the Test and reference capabilities while also significantly increasing BUTEC range availability.
This project manager role is to manage their projects right through to acceptance and closure within the CMP portfolio and thereby modernise the IT offering for the Range and the MoD. The project manager will have the opportunity to be supported and mentored by experienced senior project & programme managers, meaning this role is suitable for someone wishing to develop, progress and grow through the P3M discipline within QQ.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivery of a business-critical modernisation project(s)
- Development and maintenance of positive engagement with project customers, partners and suppliers
- Operating in a Safe & Secure manner
- Embedding a culture in line with the QinetiQ values
- Delivery of the project outputs, to agreed baseline (customer satisfaction, time, cost, quality, cash and sales)
- Ensuring delivery members operate in line with the Operating Framework & functional competency management requirements; and where appropriate have personal objectives recorded in the QinetiQ performance management system
Essential experience of the Project Manager:
- 5-10 years project management experience from a highly regulated industry
- Proven track record of delivering against complex projects
- Experience in delivering defence, engineering and/or IT Projects
Desirable qualifications for the Project Manager :
- Hold a recognised PM qualification (APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or Prince2)
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 Farnborough facility on a hybrid working pattern of 3 days per week on average, onsite.
Farnborough
At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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