IT Project Manager

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd RBSL Ltd in Telford Shropshire

RBSL is seeking a proactive and driven Project Manager to lead and support the IT workstreams that will enable RBSL to successfully deliver committed objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us at the start of our transformation journey, where you'll have a voice at the table to shape and drive the teams organisational change, as we transition to a new model that supports critical defence capabilities.

If you are driven to succeed, thrive on challenge, and are interested making your mark, this role should hold much appeal.

Overview - Position Purpose

To lead and manage the delivery of internal IT projects and business-requested IT changes in alignment with RBSL's Business Excellence and Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes. This includes full project lifecycle management, multi-supplier coordination, financial oversight, and ensuring that all changes are supportable post-delivery through integrated service management deliverables.

Project & Change Management

• Responsible for the management of the full lifecycle of IT projects, including planning, management, delivery, monitoring, and closure, on-time and within budget.
• Management and ownership of project risks and opportunities
• Management of project Assumptions, Exclusions and Dependencies.
• Ensure appropriate governance, approvals, and traceability for all change types.
• Log, track, and manage all project-related defects through to resolution.
• Lead and coordinate internal business-initiated IT change efforts, ensuring timely and cost-effective outcomes.
• Embed RBSL's Business Excellence and PLM methodologies into IM&T processes and delivery.

Stakeholder & Technical Engagement

• Work collaboratively with internal business units, IM&T, and third-party technical and business teams throughout the lifecycle of change.
• Represent projects at Technical and Business Design Authority Boards to ensure alignment with architectural and business goals.
• Facilitate joint design and planning sessions to ensure alignment with business needs and technical feasibility.
• Chair project progress reviews with the IM&T Team.
• Ensure project scope and solutions are clearly defined, documented, and approved.

Service Integration & Support Enablement

• Ensure all delivered solutions meet support readiness requirements, including Service design documentation, Support model alignment, Knowledge articles, SLAs, and runbooks where applicable.
• Support the identification, implementation, and performance tracking of Early Life Support (ELS), including planning and managing the successful exit from ELS into operational steady-state support.
• Engage suppliers for cost assessments and validate project-related invoices against deliverables and milestones.
• Management and control of labour bookings, including responsibility for reporting spend, managing project budgets and creating purchase requisitions.
• Support project budgeting, financial planning, and value tracking.
• Create, maintain and own a master IM&T Project Dashboard that captures, Project statuses and milestones, Interdependencies, Risks and issues, and Prioritisation and critical paths.
• Report project progress, risks, and mitigation plans to project boards, steering boards, and senior stakeholders.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Experience delivering IT projects and complex change in a multi-supplier environment.
• Proven ability to resolve complex problems, conflicting priorities, project risks and resource constraints.
• Expert understanding and experience of a range of Project Management tools, techniques and practices, ITIL-based service management practices and Critical Chain Project Management.
• Proven ability to manage and track changes through formal change control mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of service transition and support readiness, including defect management processes.
• Proficient in project financials including budgeting, cost tracking, and invoice validation.
• Familiarity with project and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow).
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with stakeholder management capability.
• Skilled in project tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and dashboards (e.g., Power BI).
• Holding a recognised qualification in project management is desirable.
• Experience of influencing internal stakeholders and suppliers/third parties to achieve business success.
• Experience working within defence, engineering, or complex enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good presentation skills, with attention to detail and a driven self-starter.
• Knowledge and experience of using SAP.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We want RBSL to be an employer of choice and for our employees to build a career they can be proud of with us. Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support, we are able to offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement through specialist technical roles, essential support functions and leadership positions.

In addition, RBSL offer:

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market
• Hybrid and flexible working over a 4.5 day week
• Life assurance
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday
• Health cash plan
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Private health care, car allowances for some employees