Project Manager - Bedford
Introduction
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
The Role:
This role is part of our BlueBear business Unit in Bedfordshire.
The Project Manager role will provide strategic oversight for the successful execution and delivery of multiple projects assigned to them. Embracing the experimental nature of Blue Bear, these projects range in size from fast-paced research and rapid prototyping concepts to larger development and system integration projects. Success in this role will be measured against an agreed set of metrics,



ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous quality and safety standards while achieving On Time Delivery, Budget Control, and Revenue targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Delivery & Experimentation: Accountable for the delivery of assigned projects (both internally and customer-funded), ensuring they are completed On Time, On Cost, and to Quality (OTOCOQ). Manage complex hardware development lifecycles with a strong emphasis on concept generation, experimentation, and rapid prototyping initiatives. Ability to develop mature plans and to drive a proactive project delivery through daily status meetings.
- Leadership & Strategy: Provide function and team leadership, mentoring, and training to project leads across the business. Align project execution with the overall business objectives and the Product Maturity Roadmap.
- Financial Accountability: Oversee budget management for assigned projects and take respon

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