Senior Project Manager - Defence

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager - Defence to join our team based from our Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a 4-day working week Monday - Thursday. Monday and Tuesday mandatory onsite with Wednesday and Thursday hybrid working (2 - 4 days onsite depending on business needs).

If successful you'll join a renowned international defence company, with a range of technically innovative products and excellent opportunities for career progression, and personal and professional development.

• Accountable to the Business Area Manager for the achievement of the financial, performance and delivery goals for the programme. Responsible to the appropriate Programme Management Manger(s).
• Ensuring that the program team is staffed with the skill sets required to meet programme objectives.
• Ensuring that all appropriate functions are represented and performing aligned to their appropriate scope.
• Leading the team in identifying and achieving Mission Success Events.
• Managing execution of and transition between all programme phases, including bid decision, proposal development, negotiations, award, programme startup, programme execution, sustainment, and contract closure.
• Establishing and maintaining a programme management plan and if appropriate a subcontract management plan.
• Establishing and maintaining program plans and schedules.
• Achieving programme performance, cost, schedule, quality, sales, and profit objectives.
• Establishing and maintaining approved technical, cost, schedule, and resource baselines.
• Implementing a Programme Performance Management process, including the application of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Ensuring that EVM requirements are flowed down to subcontractors if applicable.
• Implementing a risk and opportunity management plan and process (for programmes and projects exceeding specified thresholds).
• Implementing data management and configuration management processes

The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (DV) of security clearance. More details can be found here

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Significant experience as a Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager
• Demonstrable experience of working on large / complex projects within a matrix organisation
• Defence sector experience preferred (similar large Engineering / Manufacturing experience such as Aerospace, Automotive, Rail considered)
• Frequent interaction with senior leaders alongside a proven record of shaping and influencing financial and strategic/business decision making
• Able to achieve delivery to tight schedules in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong leadership and communication attributes

Desired Skills

• APMP APMPQ
• SC clearance, and required to undergo DV clearance, or extant DV clearance