Project / Operation Manager

You are the execution engine behind every UK contract Xtend signs. This is not a traditional PMO role. You will build delivery, logistics, and operational discipline from the ground up - the structure that lets us scale from a single contract to a portfolio of MOD programmes without compromising quality or pace. The right candidate builds a process while delivering the work, not before it.

Core responsibilities

• Own delivery end-to-end across every UK contract - Whatever it takes to ship on time and on specification.
• Build the operational backbone: project plans, supplier coordination, RACI, milestones, customer reporting. The structure does not yet exist - you create it.
• Run logistics, equipment movement, demos, and training events. Hands on the kit, not just on the schedule.
• Coordinate execution across UK technical, BD, compliance, and global engineering teams - across time zones and engineering cultures.
• Track deli...