Project Manager

Job Description:

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for your next challenge—one where your expertise, leadership and contribution can make a real difference?

Leonardo Helicopters are looking for a Project Manager to join an Integrated Project Team (IPT), playing a key role in delivering complex programmes, driving performance and achieving critical milestones.

Your impact

This is a role where collaboration, leadership and influence really matter. You’ll build strong relationships across the business, bring people together around common goals and work with stakeholders at all levels to ensure projects deliver the right outcomes, on time and to the required standards.

You’ll also have the opportunity to shape the way we work. Whether introducing new approaches, improving processes or finding better ways to solve challenges, your ideas and experience will help influence both project delivery and the wider business.

As ‘The Home of British Helicopters’, Leonardo is a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of helicopters, with a proud heritage and an exciting future. We’re renowned for engineering excellence and, just as importantly, for creating opportunities for our people to grow, develop and take on new challenges.

If you’re adaptable, collaborative and confident in leading complex projects, and you’re ready to make an impact in an organisation at the forefront of aerospace and defence, we’d love to hear from you.

For the awareness of internal applicants, this role is a level 6 on our Salary & Career Progression Framework.

What you’ll do as a Project Manager:

• Be a proactive member of an Integrated Project Team (IPT), collaborating effectively with colleagues, suppliers, and customers to achieve successful outcomes that support and contribute to the overall objectives of the Programme.
• Manage projects and their interdependencies within large, high-complexity programmes or as standalone projects, overseeing delivery from initiation through to successful completion.
• Identify potential risks, issues and opportunities and develop mitigations plans
• Monitor project expenditure and budgets, providing accurate cost reporting and identifying opportunities to optimise costs and realise financial benefits throughout the project lifecycle
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration across functional business areas, fostering engagement and encouraging teamwork to achieve overall project objectives.
• Manage thedelivery of all required project deliverables, proactively monitoring progress, identifying and resolving issues, and implementing appropriate corrective actions to ensure quality, schedule, and budget requirements are achieved.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, track progress against key milestones, and utilise data from multiple sources to provide accurate, timely, and insightful reports as required
• Monitor project expenditure and budgets, providing accurate cost reporting and identifying opportunities to optimise costs and realise financial benefits throughout the project lifecycle

What you’ll bring

• Project/ Programme Management experience – ideally gained in a matrix organisation
• Leadership and team management skills to develop and maintain strong collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support engagement with all levels of the business
• Budgeting and financial management capability to ensure delivery to cost
• Demonstrated proficiency in Project Management tools and techniques.
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Drive and motivation in leading teams to strive for solutions in the face of adversity
• An ability to problem solve and make timely decisions even in situations with ambiguous or incomplete information.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge and practical understanding of SAP systems
• Association for Project Management (APM) knowledge, with an understanding of project management principles, methodologies, governance, and best practices
• Experience or understanding of project delivery within the Aerospace & Defence sector or a highly regulated environment

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

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 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.

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.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid