Project Manager

From the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on earth, to surging shorelines and anywhere in-between, we make the impossible possible through our continuous passion for innovation.

Our people design, engineer and manufacture technologies that are enabling our customers to discover, navigate, measure, detect and communicate in the toughest environment on earth: Our oceans. We’ve been actively developing the technology to make the oceans accessible for over 50 years and we’re only just getting started… At Sonardyne, we value different ways of thinking. Whether you think in code, patterns, systems, or steps, your unique perspective is important to us.

Sonardyne’s Projects Department is expanding as we take on an increasing number of complex, high-impact customer programmes across the offshore, defence, and ocean science sectors. We are now seeking a talented Project Manager to join our world-class Custom Projects Group and help deliver bespoke subsea systems and advanced marine technology solutions.

As part of a growing multi-disciplinary team, you will manage cutting-edge engineering projects from concept to delivery—working closely with technical leads, systems engineers, and specialists across our matrix organisation to ensure customers receive innovative, reliable, and high-quality solutions.

About the Role

As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of custom development projects, ensuring they meet customer requirements, comply with industry standards, and are delivered on time and within budget.

You will be the main point of contact for internal stakeholders and customers, responsible for planning, resource allocation, documentation, communication, and risk management. You will also support bid activity, contribute to continuous improvement, and help strengthen project management practices across the business.

If you join you will be integral in:

Project Delivery

• Planning, resourcing, and executing bespoke engineering projects aligned with customer specifications and internal processes.

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams throughout the full project lifecycle.

• Tracking progress, adapt plans, and ensure quality of all deliverables.

Bid & Proposal Support

• Producing work breakdown structures, schedules, and costings to support commercial bids.

Project Management Planning

• Developing comprehensive Project Management Plans covering scope, milestones, deliverables, risks, budget, and stakeholders.

Scheduling & Budget Control

• Building and maintaining project schedules using a clear WBS.

• Monitoring spend, reporting on KPIs, and escalating deviations promptly.

Requirements & Verification

• Working with a Systems Engineer/Technical Lead to define, review, and verify all technical requirements.

Risk Management

• Identifying, assessing, documenting, and mitigating project risks, implementing contingency plans where needed.

Meetings & Reviews

• Leading internal and external gateway reviews.

• Ensuring actions, decisions, and documentation are completed efficiently.

Customer & Stakeholder Communication

• Maintaining strong, professional relationships with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams.

• Providing clear communication at all levels across the business.

Compliance

• Ensuring adherence to internal processes, customer standards, and ISO9001.

Continuous Improvement

• Conducting project closeouts, gather lessons learned, and contribute to the development of the Projects function.

Ideally we would like:

• Proven project management experience in an engineering environment.

• Ability to deliver through others in a matrix organisation.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience working directly with external customers.

• Strong planning, scheduling, and organisational skills.

• High attention to detail.

• Degree (BSc/BEng) in Engineering or similar discipline.
• APM PMQ, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.

It would be a bonus if you had:

• Experience delivering low-volume bespoke engineering solutions.

• Experience with harsh/inaccessible environments.

• Knowledge of good engineering practice.

• Experience managing multi-item system integration projects.

• Ability to interpret and deliver against complex contracts.

• Adaptability and flexibility.

Further information

• Occasional travel may be required.

• UK Security Clearance may be needed for defence-related work.

Ready to take the plunge into your next manufacturing/engineering project management role?
Apply now and help us create the next generation of subsea technology.