Principal Project Realization and Implementation (7056)

SubCom; Romsey; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SubCom seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead undersea telecommunications projects from pre-award through delivery. You will work with internal teams to drive P/L, margins, risk analysis, and contract management while coordinating with finance, operations, and marine services.

The role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership, and excellent English communication inside a matrix organization. International travel to customer meetings is expected, with a long-term view toward growth

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree and 10+ years related work experience.
• Experience in negotiations, managing the P/L of projects, strategy development/implementation, risk management, and contract management a must.
• Experience in managing large cross functional projects or leading a team on undersea or construction projects. Experience matrix-managing a team is useful.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills required.
• International and domestic travel to support customer meetings as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Manager for projects specific to Undersea Telecommunications Industry; working with internal teams (Project Management, Quality, Reliability, Finance, Operations, and Marine Services).
• The scope of the Director - Project Management’s activities is to support one or more project managers and projects (simultaneously), from pre-award through RFPA.
• Manage P/L of project including increasing margin and revenue
• Develop project strategy to increase revenue/margin
• Develop risk analysis and project strategy to mitigate and reduce risks to SubCom
• Negotiate project changes
• Manage contract including terms and conditions, technical requirements, scope, schedule, and budget. Manage the customer relationship, project notices and project changes
• Establish and meet project objectives by analyzing contract deliverables and collaborating with project team members
• Achieve financial objectives on the project and review/understand variances
• Informing leadership team of key project issues
• Promote a culture that reflects SubCom’s values, encourages outstanding performance and promotes positive work environment, as well as strengthening regional team spirit within and across other functions. Reward productivity as part of an ongoing process to establish SubCom as an employer of choice.
• In addition to supporting all project-related tasks, the PM will take the lead on the following specific tasks: Define Project Team, Commercial Shred, P&L Responsibility, Cash Flow/Billing Milestones, Project Margin Improvement, Escalation, Customer Contact, Project Strategy, Project Risk, Formal customer notices, CV's, Customer Asks, CCM, Monthly Reports, Acceptance Certificate, GTSC Handover

Skills

P/L management

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

English communication

Education

BA/BS in Engineering, Business, or technical discipline

Tools

MS Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Job Details Job Location: A2SEA Office - ROMSEY, Hampshire SO51 0HR Position Type: Full Time Job Shift: 5x2-8a-430p

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Manager for projects specific to Undersea Telecommunications Industry; working with internal teams, (Project Management, Quality, Reliability, Finance, Operations, and Marine Services).
• The scope of the Director - Project Management’s activities is to support one or more project managers and projects (simultaneously), from pre-award through RFPA
• Work with applicable project teams to own/support the following project activities:
• Manage P/L of project including increasing margin and revenue
• Develop project strategy to increase revenue/margin
• Develop risk analysis and project strategy to mitigate and reduce risks to SubCom
• Negotiate project changes
• Manage contract including terms and conditions, technical requirements, scope, schedule, and budget. Manage the customer relationship, project notices and project changes
• Establish and meet project objectives by analyzing contract deliverables and collaborating with project team members
• Achieve financial objectives on the project and review/understand variances
• Informing leadership team of key project issues
• Promote a culture that reflects SubCom’s values, encourages outstanding performance and promotes positive work environment, as well as strengthening regional team spirit within and across other functions. Reward productivity as part of an ongoing process to establish SubCom as an employer of choice.
• In addition to supporting all project-related tasks, the PM will take the lead on the following specific tasks:
  • Define Project Team
  • Commercial Shred
  • P&L Responsibility
  • Cash Flow/Billing Milestones
  • Project Margin Improvement
  • Escalation
  • Customer Contact
  • Project Strategy
  • Project Risk
  • Formal customer notices
  • CV's
  • Customer Asks
  • CCM
  • Monthly Reports
  • Acceptance Certificate
  • GTSC Handover

Qualifications

• GM experience desired.
• Entrepreneurial experience.
• Experience in negotiations, managing the P/L of projects, strategy development/implementation, risk management, and contract management a must.
• Experience in managing large cross functional projects or leading a team on undersea or construction projects. Experience matrix-managing a team is useful.
• Understanding of contract language.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems within own position, across organizations, and with customers.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills required.
• International and domestic travel to support customer meetings as needed.
• BA/BS degree in an Engineering, Business, or technical discipline; and at least 10 years related work experience.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects while meeting contractual and organizational commitments.
• Excellent communication, verbal, presentation and written skills.
• Ability to work well in matrix-style teams with persons from different organizations, job types and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong leadership qualities and the ability to complete assignments with little supervisory oversite.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills at all levels from shop floor to top management, including ability to speak, read and write fluently in English.
• Strong team leader, ability to think strategically and execute tactically to deliver results.
• Analytically, data-driven and a problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to have a holistic overview of complex situations and flexibility to deal effectively with difficult issues when they arise.
• Must have experience with the efficient uses of office tools such as MS Outlook, Excel PowerPoint, Teams.
• Must be able to lead and communicate in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication.