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Programme Manager – Land

Helsing· Campaigns & Programmes
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Programme Manager for Helsing's Land domain, responsible for running a workstream within a complex defence programme, maintaining delivery, stakeholder alignment, and coordinating across engineering, commercial and operational functions.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end technical programme delivery using structured project management methods, owning master schedules, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, and milestone tracking.
  • Navigate MoD gated review processes (DE&S reviews, CADMID cycle, ASG), ensuring all technical, qualification, and contractual entry/exit criteria are rigorously fulfilled.
  • Plan and lead live customer trials, range tests, and field demonstrations, coordinating operational logistics, safety protocols, and cross-functional engineering support on-site.
  • Oversee Safety Case management and qualification testing workflows, ensuring compliance with standards such as Def Stan 00-035 and MIL-STD-810.
  • Manage Tier 1 and Tier 2 hardware subcontractors, fabrication partners, and component suppliers, ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining strict compliance with ITAR and UK Export Control Regulations.
  • Maintain programme risk and opportunity registers, surfacing technical and supply chain bottlenecks early to execute swift, structured mitigation actions.
  • Provide clear, data-driven technical progress reporting and dashboards to senior leadership and technical customer counterparts.

Qualifications

  • Have proven experience delivering into UK defence programmes, with a strong track record in hardware delivery (or hybrid hardware/software systems) on formal Programmes of Record, ideally across multiple complete delivery cycles.
  • Possess deep, practical knowledge of the UK MoD Acquisition Lifecycle, including the CADMID cycle, Acquisition System Guidance (ASG), and DE&S gated reviews.
  • Have practical experience leading live trials, field demonstrations, or range tests in rigorous operational defence environments.
  • Demonstrate solid exposure to Defence Safety Case management and environmental qualification standards (e.g., Def Stan 00-035, MIL-STD-810).
  • Have managed complex supply chains, including Tier 1/2 manufacturing partners and hardware subcontractors, with working knowledge of ITAR and UK Export Control Regulations.
  • Apply structured project management methodologies to build and manage detailed schedules, Gantt charts, and risk frameworks in high-accountability engineering environments
  • Hold an active UK Security Clearance (SC), or are fully eligible and willing to undergo the UK national security vetting process
  • Communicate with full fluency in English (written and spoken) and are willing to travel regularly across trials, test ranges, and supplier sites

Skills

Required:Programme managementMoD Acquisition Lifecycle

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
Last updated Sep 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

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