Programme Manager

Prattwhitney; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday + public holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance (6x salary)

Flexible Benefits scheme

Job summary

RTX Raytheon UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager within the Power team of the Advanced Products unit. You will lead cross-functional Integrated Project Teams, manage delivery of high-profile development or production projects, and build strong relationships with customers and suppliers.

The role is hybrid, based in the UK, with on-site and off-site work and opportunities to visit customers both nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical, manufacturing or project-management related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Recognised project-management qualification highly desirable.
• Proven track record delivering complex projects to schedule, budget and quality with P&L accountability.
• Experience managing issues and corrective actions to complete within cost/time constraints.
• Strong scope management and ability to translate customer requirements into action.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Integrated Project Teams to monitor and control delivery against milestones.
• Deliver projects with on-time delivery, high quality results and customer satisfaction.
• Establish and grow relationships with new and existing customers and suppliers.
• Manage and report project performance, risks and opportunities to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget control

Risk management

Communication

Education

Technical/PM degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

What You Will Do

• Working within the Power team, as part of the wider Advanced Products business unit, the successful candidate will execute and support a range of technically challenging high-profile development or production projects.
• Leading cross-functional Integrated Project Teams to monitor and control delivery of customer milestones.
• Establishing and growing effective relationships with both new and existing customers.
• As part of the day-to-day activities the role requires delivery of projects, ensuring on-time deliveries, customer satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables.

What You Will Learn

Success will require customer focused innovative thinking, forward planning, strong communication and an ability to react quickly to changes. As a valuable member of the Power team this Project Management role is pivotal in identifying and securing new opportunities, working collaboratively with the wider company and creating an inclusive environment for the team to grow. As part of the day-to-day activities the role requires delivery of projects, ensuring on-time deliveries, customer satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables. A key benefit of this role is you will have the opportunity to visit customers and suppliers both nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a technical, manufacturing or project management related discipline, or with equivalent non-academic experience.
• A recognized project management qualification is highly desirable.
• Experienced Project Manager with a successful track record in setting up and executing complex projects to schedule, budget and quality with P&L accountability.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing issues while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements.
• Effective scope management and ability to understand and execute to customer requirements.
• Ability to make decisions and develop corrective actions based on interpretation of available project performance data and metrics.
• Experience in project financial management and reporting, ensuring a complete and accurate view is available on request.
• Experience in providing leadership and direction to multi-disciplined teams.
• Risk and Opportunity management, knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk and opportunity management techniques and tools.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience of working in relevant domains.
• Supportive, with the character to navigate sensitive and pressurised situations to overcome delivery challenges.
• Experience in capture and proposal management with a track record of preparing and submitting winning proposals.
• Effective stakeholder management including both customer interfacing and presenting to senior management.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate teams, and produce / deliver reporting to; customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders, at all levels.
• Innovative and proactive problem solver – Anticipates and plans to mitigate risks.
• Able to engage with technical experts with credibility and understanding.
• Able to manage and work within agreed budgets, forecast cost to complete.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as: Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader. For this role the successful hire will need to be a permanent UK resident and successfully complete a baseline (BPSS) security and background check.

What we offer

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements. Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role. A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities. Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year

RTX Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.