Project Manager

Job Description

Are you a Project Manager, with a technical background, looking for a new opportunity where your contribution will be valued?

At Leonardo Helicopters, we are recruiting a Project Manager to play a key role within an Integrated Project team (IPT).

Building a network and maintaining strong relationships will be important to you, as you focus on supporting & leading the business to achieve key milestones and deliverables.

As 'The Home of British Helicopters', we are a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of helicopters - with a great heritage. We pride ourselves both on our reputation for excellence and for providing opportunities for our people.

If you are adaptable and flexible with how you work, welcoming and introducing new approaches, and you are looking for that next challenge - we want to hear from you.

This position is a hybrid role, situated in the country town of Yeovil, Somerset and a level 6 on our Salary & Career Progression Framework.

What You’ll Do As a Project Manager

• Lead and manage the project team with responsibility and authority from the Programme Manager or Sponsor on a day to day basis - delivering the project to schedule, cost and quality.
• Interface between the project and functional business areas to achieve the overall project deliverables.
• Demonstrate good communication and encouragement across functional business areas, for change.
• Effective co-ordination of the project and the inter dependencies into the overall Programme or as an independent small project, including resolution or mitigation of any risks and issues arising during the project - supported by the Programme Management Office.
• Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with LH policies, and processes.
• Ensure delivery of contract life cycle relevant to accountable project.
• Manage and produce the required deliverables, proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action to achieve quality and schedule within budget.
• Plan, design and monitor the project, preparing any project plans as required.
• Identify and obtain support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project.
• Manage the projects budget on behalf of the company, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses.
• Manage authorisations in line with level of accountability.
• Manage profitability in line with level of accountability.
• Identify, capture and manage risks to the project, including the development of contingency plan, in accordance with LH policy and process.
• Liaise with the programme management (if part of a programme) and related projects to ensure alignment and integration.
• Engage with IPTs, Customers and vendors in line with level of accountability.
• Apply change control and configuration management processes.
• Liaise with project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project.
• Conduct project reviews and highlighting actions / recommendations to appropriate business area, ensuring good communication links.
• Manage project administration.
• Report the progress of the programme at regular intervals to the appropriate level of management both internally and to the customer.
• Chair Internal Configuration Change Boards (CCB) and Configuration Implementation Boards (CIB) as required, supported by Configuration Management.
  
  

What We Need From You

• Project management approach to the specific requirements of the project, including good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects.
• The ability to tailor expert knowledge to meet specific circumstances including knowledge of key functional disciplines such as Engineering.
• Understand and apply business case and risk management processes.
• Ability to make decisions with limited facts.
• Establish good working relationships with the senior responsible owner of the project and where appropriate Customer representatives.
• Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the project.
• Direct, manage and motivate the project team.
• Develop and maintain an agreed project plan and detailed stage plans.
• Plan and manage deployment of physical and financial resources to meet project milestones.
• Apply quality management principles and processes.
• The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
  
  

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit https //www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera Leonardo Helicopters is a corporate APM partner and committed to professional development with the discipline of Project management - employees can benefit from a discount on their first year of APM personal membership and access to other APM corporate partner resources
• Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• SC&PF PPM Grade 6 or 7 dependent on experience
  
  

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

Primary Location

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Hybrid