Project Manager

Job Description:

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Salary - £55,000 to £60,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your Impact:

Do you want to play a key role in delivering the future of combat air for the UK RAF and our international partners in Italy and Japan? As a member of the Programme Development Team within the Programme Management Office within the Leonardo UK Global Combat Air Programme Integrated Product Team, you will be at the centre of ensuring and delivering a balanced and managed programme for the GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E) International Consortium. Based in the Edgewing Reading office, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional international teams to drive performance, efficiency, and innovation, while shaping the future of GCAP.

This role will be based in the Edgewing office in Reading (when available from 2027, the interim location will be Leonardo Luton). Line management is provided by Leonardo UK but day to day tasking is provided by the Programme Development Team Leader from Japan.

What you will do in the Programme Development Team:

• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestones and deliverables, and collate and prepare project status reports for internal reviews.
• Support the Leonardo UK Lead Project Manager as the point of contact for Leonardo UK Domain performance internal to Leonardo UK and across our international partners for reporting, contract delivering and internal flow-downs to deliver sustained business.
• Plan and manage project phase transitions; update documentation and address challenges.
• Engage stakeholders for approvals and evaluate transition effectiveness.
• Define KPIs for projects and operations.
• Assess RFQ achievability; provide timelines and resources.
• Consolidate technical/non-technical material for RFQ responses.
• Coordinate programmatic review and support non-technical negotiations.
• Identify stakeholders and gather requirements.
• Define lesson-learned process and develop domain-specific plans.
• Oversee operating model setup and monitor effectiveness; mitigate risks.
• Support the generation of SOR, SoW, cost estimates, and coordinate joint reviews.

What you’ll bring:

To succeed in this role, you will bring experience in project management and a strong ability to unite and motivate cross-functional teams towards a common goal. You’ll also need to operate independently and without consistent direction as the role has multiple reporting structures.

Essential skills and experience include:

• Ability to lead, influence, and federate diverse cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders.
• Capability in generating and executing data-driven plans that deliver measurable benefits.
• Awareness of management of dependencies, assumptions, risks, exclusions and opportunities.
• APM or relevant Project Management qualification beneficial, but not essential.
• Knowledge of the GCAP is advantageous but not essential.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.

• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.

• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.

• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Seniority:

Primary Location:

GB - Reading

Additional Locations:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid