Project Manager (Defence)

National Composites Centre; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a world-leading engineering company where you'll play a pivotal role in managing large-scale projects in a new sector. This exciting opportunity involves overseeing the setup of new facilities and supporting transformational change. You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. With a focus on well-being, equality, diversity, and learning, this role offers hybrid working patterns and a supportive environment for your career growth.

Benefits

Company paid private medical insurance

Annual salary reviews

Up to 12.5% employer pension contribution

Honorary staff status at the University of Bristol

Focus on wellbeing and learning

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in fields such as defence, facilities, manufacturing, or R&D.
• Ability to communicate effectively and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of projects through all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Ensure project management processes are followed and risks are managed.
• Maintain up-to-date project plans and ensure proper resourcing.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Budget Management

Negotiation Skills

MS Project

Education

DV Security Clearance

Experience in Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

The National Composites Centre

Bristol based with Hybrid working

Salary: £55,260 to £69,198 per annum plus package

Visa Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Security Clearance: Government DV level security clearance required. If you have existing SC level clearance, we could consider this if willing to undertake DV level. Please do not apply unless you have relevant clearance.

Summary

A world-leading engineering company like the NCC needs a world-leading project management team to keep the cogs turning!

The NCC is moving into a new sector, and youll have responsibility for one of our large initial projects in this new sector to setup our new facilities, support business change activities required to work with our clients.

Youll also supporting transformational change at the NCC and this is an exciting project to be involved in as youll get the opportunity to see it from start to finish.

Using established project management processes youll work with operations and other NCC project delivery teams to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.

Specifically you'll focus on the following activities;

Responsible for supporting the successful execution of projects through any or all the phases of a project lifecycle: initiation, requirements capture, planning, execution and closure.

Ensure all project management processes are followed including: effective risk identification and mitigation, change control, maintenance of documentation logs, updating project reporting and creation and management of project plans.

Support weekly and monthly project review meetings to ensure all elements of project delivery are achieved.

Ensure all members of the project team have clear visibility of project booking codes and are accurately reflecting all the hours worked on the project

Ensure all projects adhere to NCC quality, health and safety processes and actively promote a positive H&S culture within the team.

Maintain up to date project plans covering all live and pipeline projects.

Ensure all project plans are correctly resourced so that capacity planning can be conducted.

So, what are we looking for in your application?

We will prioritise applications with background in fields such as defence, facilities, manufacturing or research & development. Specific experience we will look for in your CV would include;

• DV Security Clearance (SC as a minimum)
• Experience working as an established Project Manager.
• Experience running projects focused on facilities management, manufacturing or construction.
• Good negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Planning experience using MS Project
• Good Risk Issue, Assumption & Dependency Management, plus budget management
  
  

In terms of personal qualities we look for the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, good organisation skills, problem solving skills and attention to detail.

What do we offer in return?

Hybrid and flexible working patterns as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

Unsure if you should apply? Got a quick question you wanted to check beforehand? Please feel free to reach out to the recruitment team, Jon Barratt, via linked in, or via the NCC website enquiries system.