Exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager to join the Combat Air team, Leading Development.
Reporting to the VP CA Phil Liddiard the individual must have experience working within a partner environment.
The successful candidate must have excellent communication and management skills, be commercially aware and have working knowledge of SAP and P6, to compliment these skills,
Knowledge of ESM/ECM equipment design. Obsolescence management is desirable along with a detailed knowledge of the life cycle management system.
The candidate should have experience of working alongside a number of specialist UK MoD agencies and ideally, DV cleared.
Travel will be required mainly in Europe but may need to support activities is KSA and Qatar.
Responsibilities For These Project Managers Will Include
Project Management
Managing the relationships with multiple stakeholders UK MoD, BAES, Workshare Partners and Internal business departments
Ensuring the project strategies remain aligned with the overall programme strategy
Managing all procurement of development and test hardware
Production estimates – in conjunction with relevant functions
Generation and presentation of multiple metric reports to the Purchaser at monthly reviews.
Generating a SAP monthly CSR and presenting to the business
Ensuring accurate estimates for proposed work are provided and that sufficient contingency is applied
Ownership of the Project budget, monitoring the expenditures and costs throughout the financial year
Ensuring accurate estimates for proposed work are provided and that sufficient contingency is applied.
Point of contact for the Purchaser, Customer and Workshare Partners
Key Responsibility Areas
Management and overview Projects
Leading IPT Development
Schedule, cost and quality adherence
Project Risk and Opportunity Management
Management of internal and external stakeholders / customers
Internal reporting to Sector VP
Monthly reports to the Customer
Monitoring and Management of Project bookings
Qualification/Experience
Degree or equivalent
APM PMQ qualified or equivalent is highly desirable
Excellent understanding of financial controls and Project Financial management
Systems/Engineering experience desirable for Development Role
Essential Skills
Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplined teams (Including, but not limited to - Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Planning, Manufacturing and Operations) but also ability to organise and prioritise workload and to work autonomously
Project Management technical insight
Ability to prioritise a large quantity of tasks and to assign these effectively and work to a deadline
Project Management, including the ability to manage key internal and external stakeholders, create project plans, and manage these effectively alongside scheduling and earned value
Demonstrated strong Customer and Stakeholder relationship skills
Strong evidence in being able to collaborate with a wide group of internal and external stakeholders / functions
A pro-active with a "can do" attitude, striving for continuous improvement, effectiveness and efficiency and with a focus on achieving high performance against objectives
Desirable Skills
Excellent computer literacy, including all Microsoft Office applications with experience managing projects in SAP / P6
Strong organisational skills
Excellent problem solving skills and initiative
Primary Location
GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
Contract Type
Hybrid Working
Hybrid
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management, Information Technology, and Engineering
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Computer and Network Security
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