Project Manager - Space Imaging

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler is seeking a Project Manager - Space Imaging in Chelmsford with hybrid working (1 day WFH). The role focuses on managing strategic R&D and customer-funded projects, while improving management and governance processes.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate project scheduling and governance across complex engineering programmes. Responsibilities include delivering projects on time and within cost/quality targets, maintaining strong customer

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects from bid to production with focus on manufacturing.
• Proven ability to energise teams to hit critical timescales.
• Strong understanding of risk management to steer projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and manufacturing staff to deliver projects on time, cost and quality.
• Apply robust project management methods and governance across the programme.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to align goals.
• Schedule projects in Microsoft Project and report progress in the Project Server system.
• Define appropriate Phase Gate Reviews and ensure timely execution.
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies; escalate as needed for resolution.
• Collaborate with Finance to monitor budgets with schedule- derived data.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Vendor coordination

Budgeting

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager - Space Imaging

Chelmsford (1 day p/w at home)

£50,000 - £65,000 + benefits

We are a global leader in specialised components and subsystems for innovative solutions in medical, science, aerospace, defence and industrial applications.

Working with us will enable you to develop and gain experience in the ideas that are behind some of the most advanced technologies in the world.

We are looking for a Project Manager - Space Imaging with drive and commitment to enhance our project management team, manage strategic R&D and customer funded projects and work with the team to improve management and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Managing cross-functional teams of engineers and manufacturing staff to deliver projects on time, to cost and quality.
• Ensuring that effective Project Management techniques are consistently applied and demonstrating adherence to project management process
• Forge strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure that goals and objectives are clearly communicated, understood and executed.
• Detailed scheduling of projects in Microsoft Project and publishing into the MS Project Server system.
• Agreeing appropriate Phase Gate Reviews for Projects and ensuring they are held in a timely manner.
• Identification of project risk, issues and dependencies, seeking resolution before escalation.
• Interfacing with the Finance Team to establish and monitor budget, by ensuring the availability and analysis of relevant data such as schedule derived ETCs and factored risk cost exposure.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing projects through all or part of the lifecycle from bid to production, with an emphasis on production.
• Demonstrable experience of energising teams to meet critical timescales and deliver projects.
• Ability to manage customer expectations and avoid unwanted scope creep.
• Good understanding of risk management and how this is used to manage a project