Manufacturing Project Manager

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization is seeking a Project Manager in Bolton to join their innovative manufacturing team. The role involves leading crucial projects and collaborating across teams. You will manage project scope and deliver transversal work packages in a dynamic environment. The company offers a competitive salary of circa £45,000 along with a hybrid working model, company bonuses, and various employee benefits. The successful candidate will have prior project management experience and excellent stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of flexible leave

Enhanced parental leave provisions

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering fixed cost programmes.
• Experience managing project scope and negotiating changes.
• Familiarity with project planning software.

Responsibilities

• Lead crucial projects within the manufacturing organization.
• Collaborate with team members to implement change.
• Deliver transversal work packages supporting multiple programmes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk identification

Operational leadership

Matrix organization experience

Project planning software experience

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join a dynamic and forward-thinking manufacturing team responsible for transversal work packages cutting across multiple programmes and complex supply chain projects.

Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

Being a key member of the project management team you will have the opportunity to lead crucial projects within the manufacturing organisation, collaborate with other team members, challenge the norm and implement change within the organisation.

The role will provide many stimulating challenges, personal development opportunities and the chance to work both with teams throughout the UK and internationally.

This role is responsible for projects that are owned and delivered by MBDA UK but the majority of the production is completed in the supply chain or in other MBDA national companies (France, Italy, Germany) where a high degree of stakeholder management and multinational co-ordination is required. Other responsibilities include the delivery of transversal work packages that support multiple programmes.

What we're looking for from you:

• Accomplished Project Manager with a proven track record in the delivery of fixed cost programmes, within a matrix organisation.
• Able to operate effectively in a matrix or cross functional environment, interfacing and influencing customers and suppliers as well as briefing to senior management level.
• Experience of management of project scope, identifying deviations and negotiation of changes and their impact on the overall project.
• An eye for detail, able to identify risks and opportunity trends within in cost, schedule and quality data and able formulate plans in order to mitigate risk and deliver opportunities.
• Enthusiastic and pro-active individual who can prioritise objectives as well as managing the day-to-day tactical actions.
• Able to construct and maintain project plans and familiar with project planning software such as Primavera or Microsoft Project.
• Experience in the compilation of bid and estimates based on previous products or by working with design and engineering teams on new product definitions.
• Able to work collaboratively with stakeholders throughout the organisation.
• Experience within an engineering or production environment would be of preference.

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