Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18855

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Portfolio Manager at any of our main UK sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Portfolio Manager, you will own and manage the budget of one of our largest and most complex contracts with the MOD, the Long Term Partnership Agreement (LTPA) in our Maritime domain. You will be responsible for driving efficiencies, identifying cost-savings and communicate with internal stakeholders to ensure they embrace future change and champion the future journey of the LTPA Maritime Portfolio.

Day-to-day, you’ll own the budget setting across various multiple maritime business units, operations, engineering and estates. You’ll work with business leaders within QinetiQ to proactively manage risks, issues and opportunities across the portfolio as well as develop and manage key customer relationships.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the LTPA Maritime FCAC and risk budget, delivering financial forecasting and budgeting in line with the corporate timetable
• Identifying and driving cost savings and efficiencies across the LTPA Maritime sites to meet financial targets, working with business leaders to veer and haul
• Ensuring delivery against LTPA KPIs, and providing reporting to support LTPA Management Information and monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the LTPA customer
• Delivering to cost budget profiles
• Managing the interdependencies between programme areas, functions and sites

Essential experience of the Portfolio Manager:

• Experience in a business leadership role
• Significant experience of inspiring and developing cross functional teams
• Significant experience in building customer relationships at a senior level
• Previous experience delivering change

Essential qualifications for the Portfolio Manager:

• APM Qualified or an equivalent professional accreditation
  
  

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at one of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)