Senior Project Manager
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Senior Project Manager
Location: Based in Glasgow (hybrid working 3 days a week on site presence and travel requirements are projectdependant with travel to customer site in Germany)
Security clearance requirements:UK Eyes Only. Sole British nationals.
Would you like to work for a worldrenowned department thatresearch develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible today Then look no further
What the role has to offer:
We have a great opportunity in Thales Optronics and Missile Electronic (OME) a part of Thales Land and Air Systems for a Senior Project Manager to join the team.
This is a really exciting opportunity where you will be working closely with both internal and external customers (based in Germany) with the potential of the role becoming a product management role where you may get the opportunity to build up a portfolio.
You will be responsible for a highly complex project or high value portfolio. You will liaise across the project to ensure best practice and that the project management capability strengths and weaknesses are identified and managed. You will also be providing coaching and direct support to less experienced project managers.
Opportunity to lead a large and complex defence project
Exposure to a cuttingedge diverse product offering and project portfolio in a growing industry
Opportunity to work in an exciting dynamic and fast moving environment
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;
Performancerelated bonus
Half day every Friday usually finishing around 13:00pm
28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
24 hours volunteering paid for
Private healthcare
Pension scheme
Life cover
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Deliver the key results andperformance metricsthe projects including order intake sales gross margin and cash.
Management of a project team including the direct coaching and provision of assistance to less experienced / less capable project managers.
Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid or Demand phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture work definition estimating and scheduling that will include all Milestones activities resources and any other feature that will require to be delivered.
Project Governance(the Gate and Stage Processes) over the bid andproject deliveryactivities to ensure project technical procurement and support processes are applied and are effective in controlling risks.
Ensure allbusiness planningand reporting is published in accordance with Business directives Managementreviews (PMR)Business OperationsReport (BOR) and On Time Delivery (OTD).
Drive Quality Cost &Delivery performancethrough close working with other functions.
Manage all project stakeholders; ensuring strong communications are established and maintained.
About You:
We are looking for a fully established Senior Project Manager with an extensive track record of delivering successful complex projects in the defence manufacturing or heavy engineering sectors.
Experience working in a complex multidisciplinary multisite organisation.
Fullbusiness lifecycle management including capture qualification and developing capture plans and winning strategies.
Extensive client andstakeholder management.
Comprehensive understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule project activities (for example; WBS OBS milestones dependencies EVM).
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In line with Thales Baseline Security requirements candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
