Project Test Manager

IntroductionSaab 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 position will be working on new customer implementations or new product delivery projects delivering mission critical solutions across our emergency service's portfolio in our Public Safety Solutions (PSS) business unit, with accountability for testing across the full project lifecycle.Project Test Management:Provide overall test oversight for assigned delivery projectsDefine and implement the project test strategy aligned to delivery timelines and milestonesCreate and maintain formal test plans for all delivery phases (e.g. SIT, FAT, SAT, UAT, BCDR)Produce and manage test schedulesEnsure testing is integrated throughout the full delivery lifecycle, including development and formal delivery phasesManage stakeholders as a primary escalation point for quality issues within the projectDrive quality focus during the project to ensure the solution maintains mission critical reliability and meets security and compliance through adherence to QA and test processesEarly Lifecycle Involvement:Engage from the requirements stage onwards, ensuring features are clearly defined, testable and aligned to user and operational needsReview and challenge requirements and designs to identify gaps, ambiguity and risks earlyMap functional test coverage to the requirement traceability matrixEnsure key non-functional requirements (e.g. performance, usability, resilience) are considered before development beginsFeed identified risks, dependencies and constraints into project planningTest Governance and Readiness:Validate Definition of Ready and Acceptance Criteria during development phasePlan and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Test Wash-Up Reviews (TWR) for formal delivery phasesAdhere to quality and governance standards throughout the projectDefine test environment requirements for each phaseTest Delivery Oversight:Ensure test scope is aligned to requirementsOversee and support test script creation at both project level and sprint/feature levelOversee test execution across all phases, including testing during developmentEnsure regression testing is maintained and executed regularly throughout deliverySupport the testers to manage any blockersDefect & Quality Management:Coordinate defect management across all test phasesTrack and report on defect status and severity, and capture trendsTrack and report on test execution progress, including status and test velocityReporting & Closure:Produce test phase closure reports with a clear view of quality and risksProvide stakeholders with confidence in system readiness for releaseContinuous ImprovementSupport the Quality Manager with driving continuous improvement of processesSupport Root Cause and Trend analysisQualifications and Skills:Proficiency in developing Master Test Plans, estimating testing efforts, and defining test automation policiesProven Project Leadership experienceExperience in full lifecycle project managementExperience and proficiency within a Methodology framework such as Agile, Waterfall, SAFe or similarStrong organisational awareness to translate complex quality metrics into actionable insights for senior management.Experience within Emergency/Critical Services and their Software's would be an advantageBy submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.TPBN1_UKTJ