Job Description:

Your Impact

Leonardo UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of Radar Test Equipment Calibration & Maintenance & Obsolescence contract, supporting Typhoon Radar production and in-service capability across the Euroradar consortium.

Reporting to the Lead Project Manager and based in Edinburgh (3-4 days per week onsite), this Hybrid role will lead a cross-functional Integrated Project Team (IPT) responsible for:

• Annual calibration of ML4 Customer owned Test Equipment
• Periodic, preventative and reactive maintenance
• Asset management and configuration control
• Obsolescence monitoring and lifecycle risk management
• Six-monthly consortium reporting to the Customer

What you will do as a Project Manager

Contract & Delivery Ownership

• Own end-to-end delivery of the Calibration & Maintenance contracts.
• Deliver annual customer milestones and payment plans.
• Maintain an integrated project plan covering calibration cycles, maintenance windows, downtime forecasts and reporting obligations.
• Ensure full compliance with the approved Statement of Work and WBS structure
• Protect margin through proactive cost control, risk management and performance oversight.

Integration with Test Equipment & Operations

The PM will be accountable for ensuring that C&M activity enables, not constrains radar production throughput. Working closely with Test Equipment Engineering, Production and Operations teams to ensure:

• Calibration cycles are executed without production disruption.
• Maintenance downtime is forecasted, controlled and minimised.
• Problem Reports and reactive maintenance are driven to timely closure.
• Asset configuration, usage data and reporting inputs are accurate and audit ready.

Supplier & Sub-Contract Management

Drive supplier performance through clear governance, recovery planning and escalation where required. Supported by procurement department, lead structured oversight of sustainment key suppliers

• Long-lead spares procurement and asset sustainment strategy.
• Monitoring spares holdings (internal and supplier held).
• Managing pricing validity, performance exposure and delivery risk.

Euroradar Workshare Partner Coordination

Leads alignment for delivery with workshare partners. Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring consistent interpretation of the Statement of Works across partners
• Consolidating six-monthly reporting into a coherent Euroradar position.
• Aligning cross-nation risks, issues and mitigation strategies.
• Maintaining constructive stakeholder engagement at operational and project level.

Customer Interface

Primary PM interface to purchaser and customer accountable for:

• Contract performance
• Payment milestone evidence
• Risk & opportunity management
• Escalations and recovery plans
• Support to future bid phases
• Maintain strong customer confidence through transparency, control and credible delivery leadership.

Obsolescence Monitoring

Supported by engineering teams through the Typhoon Obsolescence review board:

• Proactive monitoring, identification and management of obsolescence exposure, ensuring emerging components risks are identified early and mitigation plans are documented in the obsolescence notification forms and sent to BAES Systems.
• Highlight high risk notifications and develop plans to protect production continuity and contractual margin.

Governance & Performance Reporting

Prepare and present a Monthly Project Performance Review (PPR) to the Lead PM and Programme Manager, including:

• Schedule and Financial performance (CSR, EAC, cost variance, margin)
• Calibration & maintenance execution metrics
• 3-6 month forward downtime forecast
• SOFT status (risks, supplier performance, production impacts, obsolescence exposure)
• Partner & customer issues and upcoming milestones

Risk Register

Maintain and actively manage the contract level risk register covering:

• Calibration and maintenance failure risks
• Production impact risks
• Supplier delivery exposure
• Obsolescence risks
• Commercial & margin exposure

What you'll bring

• Proven PM experience delivering engineering projects in defence or aerospace environments.
• Desirable if you have a background in test equipment, equipment maintenance, sub-contracts
• Experience managing fixed-price contracts with margin accountability.
• Strong supplier and sub-contract management experience.
• Confident leadership style - decisive, credible and delivery-focused.
• Strong financial acumen (cost control, EAC management, margin protection).
• Desirable experience operating within multi-partner or consortium environments.

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. 8

Company Internal

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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Primary Location:
GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type:
Permanent

Hybrid Working:
Hybrid