Project Manager

this opportunity and L3Harris UK; Brighton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company based in Brighton is seeking a Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams and oversee project delivery. You'll develop project schedules, manage budgets, and ensure task execution across departments. The ideal candidate should have experience in managing complex projects in regulated environments along with formal project management qualifications. Competitive benefits and a contract employment type are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution

Life Assurance up to 10x salary

Flexible opt-in health extras

Professional membership reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in project management with a proven track record in regulated industries.
• Ability to manage multi-skilled teams through customer requirements.
• Proficiency in project planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams to deliver projects on time.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules.
• Take ownership of project budgets and delivery schedules.
• Ensure smooth task execution across departments.
• Conduct project risk reviews and develop mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project Management Methodology

Project / Program Management

Construction Estimating

PMBOK

Microsoft Project

Education

APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

PRINCE2 Practitioner

PMP Certification

Job description

Job Title Project Manager

Job Location Brighton

Job ID 30417

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites our team of nearly 1000 people delivers unique capabilities across space air land sea and cyber for military security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of Release Systems and the Mission Avionics sector operating in the Aerospace domain. Our mission-critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide including the F-35 along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon. Brighton designs manufactures and tests a large portion of its release systems portfolio. This facility offers 48500 square feet of manufacturing space for the development of high-performance multi-station solutions used to launch air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions from bay wing or fuselage stations.

A few of our employee benefits are :

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy / sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan dental insurance gym membership critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following :

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams including internal and external stakeholders (e.g. subcontractors) to deliver projects on time within scope and within budget.
• Develop and implement integrated project schedules in collaboration with the company scheduler ensuring all work packages are aligned with project timelines.
• Take complete ownership of project budgets resources risks and delivery schedules. Ensure all project activities are completed on time cost and quality targets.
• Work across departments to ensure smooth execution of tasks. Coordinate and engage with customers as needed ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
• Conduct regular project risk reviews identify potential issues and develop and deploy mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular project status reports to division-level management and assist senior management with programme and business performance.
• Motivate and manage project team members ensuring continuous development and providing direction on programmatic issues.
• Manage the end-to-end process of bids and proposals from submission to customer engagement.
• Contribute to the improvement of formal processes and procedures focusing on enhancing the overall efficiency of the Project Management Team.

What youll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills :

• Experience in project management with a proven track record of managing complex projects particularly in highly regulated industries
• Formal project management qualifications such as APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) PRINCE2 Practitioner PMP or equivalent project / programme management experience.
• Ability to manage multi-skilled teams through challenging customer requirements.
• Proficiency in project planning and scheduling (e.g. Microsoft Project)

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

Required Experience: IC

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Construction Estimating,Construction Experience,PMBOK,Visio,Construction Management,Project Management,Project Management Software,Microsoft Project,Project Management Lifecycle,Contracts

Employment Type: Contract

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1