Full-Time

Programme / Senior Programme Managers

Multiple Roles

Posted on 7/26/2026

General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics UK

201-500 employees

UK defense contractor delivering C4I, AFV

Compensation Overview

£50.6k - £80k/yr

Hastings, UK

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning

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Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience managing development contracts through the project life cycle.
  • Knowledge of engineering, production, and manufacturing practices and procedures.
  • Proven experience working in a high-technology, highly regulated environment.
  • Good interpersonal skills, negotiation ability, commercial and technical astuteness, and sound judgement.
Responsibilities
  • Manage all aspects of assigned projects to achieve schedule milestones, cost targets, and performance standards while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Execute projects through the bid, development, production, and support phases, with accountability for project performance metrics.
  • Serve as the primary customer contact, managing expectations and maintaining satisfaction.
  • Identify and pursue follow-on business opportunities across all company product areas.
  • Participate in bid management by coordinating cost estimates and proposal generation for new and existing business opportunities.
  • Achieve project financial targets, deliver the Contract Statement of Work, and meet company On Time Acceptable Delivery targets.
  • Own key performance indicators including project financial performance, timely delivery of project milestones, customer satisfaction ratings, and generation of follow-on business opportunities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Considerable experience as a Programme Manager, with defence industry experience preferred.
  • Achievement of the APMP qualification.
  • Experience working with or familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning models.

General Dynamics UK delivers defence technology and services to the UK MoD, including C4I communications, Armoured Fighting Vehicle capability, and avionics systems. Its products work by designing and integrating end-to-end defence systems that plan, deploy, manage and monitor battlefield information, with systems like Bowman, EvO, AJAX, and aircraft avionics. The company differentiates itself through long-standing MoD collaboration combined with in-house design and manufacturing to deliver large, end-to-end programs from a UK base in South Wales. Its goal is to equip the UK Armed Forces with reliable, integrated communications, combat-vehicle, and avionics systems for current operations and future capability programs.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$68.1M

Headquarters

Blackwood, United Kingdom

Founded

1962

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What believers are saying

  • AJAX reached Initial Operating Capability in November 2025, validating years of delivery.
  • DSEI 2025 launched AJAX IFV and BLACKJAX, expanding future vehicle sales options.
  • MoD awarded P-8A Poseidon post-flight analysis work, diversifying Mission Systems revenue.

What critics are saying

  • AJAX crew illness halted training in November 2025; Army resumed trials in April 2026.
  • Single-customer dependence on UK MoD ties revenue to procurement slippage and budget fights.
  • If AJAX reliability issues persist through 2026, MoD could curtail orders and reputation.

What makes General Dynamics UK unique

  • Merthyr Tydfil builds AJAX end-to-end for the British Army since 2025.
  • Lockheed Martin Bedfordshire provides AJAX turret integration, strengthening UK defense supply-chain depth.
  • General Dynamics UK combines land systems and mission systems across UK MoD programs.

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