Manufacturing Project Manager

CompanyThales

LocationGlasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Posted At1/4/2026

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Engineering project managers and project engineers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£51,900 (£26.62 per hour)

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Description

Manufacturing Project Manager

(internally known as Work Package Manager - Test Engineering)

Location: Glasgow

Do you have experience of driving the effective delivery of development projects and working closely with stakeholders to achieve project goals? Do you have a passion for driving innovative solutions and challenging the status quo to revolutionise our offering? Do you enjoy building relationships and working within a complex engineering environment? Then look no further…

What the role has to offer:

There is an opportunity to work as a Work Package Manager on test engineering projects, managing a key element of the project (being responsible for tasking, resource management, budget adherence, performance monitoring, reporting and on time delivery within the work package). As a Work Package Manager, you will work with a range of complex internal and external stakeholders, helping to identify and mitigate project risks, whilst striving to achieve efficient on time quality deliverables. In addition, the Work Package Manager will support the PM by acting as their delegate on a mutually agreed basis.

Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:

Performance-related bonus
37 hours a week working Mon – Thurs. (0600-0730) start for a (1545-1715) finish
201 hours annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
24 hours volunteering paid for
Private healthcare (grade dependent)
Pension scheme
Life cover
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts

Key responsibilities:

The Work Package Manager is responsible for generation and maintenance of Work Package estimates.
Definition of the Work Package scope, including deliverables & milestones.
Formal acceptance of the Work Package in consultation with and on behalf of the team who will be delivering the Work Package scope.
Allocation of tasks to the delivery team, overseeing progress and co-ordinating delivery as required.

Ensuring Work Package activities are defined, organised and planned in accordance with budget, scheduling, performance and quality requirements as defined in the Work Package Definition Document

Regular reporting on Work Package progress using the defined template(s)

Ensure delivery of the Work Package continuously meets the requirements as set out in the WPDD.

Ensure that Work Package quality is maintained to the correct standard to assure customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

Identify, act upon and communicate risks, issues and opportunities developing mitigation actions to supporting successful Work Package delivery

Ensure the Work Package is closed effectively (e.g. archiving of documents, closing the expenditure authorisations, capitalising and sharing lessons learnt

About you:

Proven experience as a Work Package Manager, Assistant Project Manager, or Project Manager in a large complex organisation, with people management responsibilities.
Understanding of project, goals, objectives, and strategy for achieving these, ability to then translate to objectives and strategy for a work package.

Experience of managing project risks and opportunities proactively with internal and external stakeholders.

An understanding of the financial cycle of a project.

Proven experience supporting customer negotiations. Show an understanding of the main tools & principles required.

Effective at operating across functional and departmental boundaries (working in a matrix style organisation).

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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