Project Manager - Through Life Support Team

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A defence recruitment specialist is seeking a Project Manager to join their Through Life Support team. This role involves managing project lifecycles, ensuring projects meet customer requirements while achieving business goals. Ideal candidates will have a background in Defence/Aerospace and strong leadership skills. The position offers flexible working hours, an annual bonus, and generous holiday benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Early finish on Fridays

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

Reward hub discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in project management.
• Experience in Defence/Aerospace is advantageous.
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer contact.
• Manage projects to meet goals of schedule, budget, and risk.
• Monitor performance against plans and deliverables.

Skills

Project lifecycle execution

Leadership

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Team motivation

Risk management

Education

Degree in Business/Engineering

Tools

Project management tools

IFS or equivalent ERP system

Job description

Overview

Project Manager - Through Life Support Team

Ref no. BHN591213

Location: Staffordshire, England

Start date: ASAP

Job type: Permanent

Job status: Open

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our defence clients in their Through Life Support team as a Project Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Be the primary customer contact.
• Successfully manage a portfolio of similar or related projects for a business stream, achieving customer requirements along with meeting the business goals of schedule, budget, deliveries, risk management and winning new/follow on business.
• Monitor project performance against plan, cost and delivery, and identify appropriate corrective actions by conducting periodic cost, schedule, performance and risk reviews.
• Prioritise, identify and obtain the required resources, including facilities, tools and personnel to achieve successful project execution.

Qualifications / Skills required

• Experienced Project Manager with a successful track record in setting up and executing full project lifecycle, including concept, launch, product development, transition to production, product delivery and in service support.
• Educated to degree level in Business/Engineering.
• Excellent leadership, delegation and teamwork skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication, influencing and persuading skills at all levels in the business.
• High commercial and business awareness, customer focus and sales orientation.
• Resilient - able to operate effectively under stretching project constraints, pressure and displays sound judgement at all times.
• PC and keyboard literate with working knowledge of project management tools, plus working knowledge of IFS or an equivalent ERP system.
• Ability to supply accurate cost and schedule information to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide effective leadership, manage all customer interfaces, and communicate effectively to Senior Management, team members and peers to establish a common understanding of project scope and plan for successful programme execution.
• Motivate the team by communicating a shared vision, providing direction, setting goals and mentoring, creating a team environment that encourages people to work towards common objectives.
• Carry out other duties as reasonably required by the Programmes Director or the Programme Manager in support of department activities.
• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Experience of managing multi-disciplined projects with a focus on systems engineering and integration and/or manufacturing is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours with no core working hours
• Manage your hours over a month
• Early finish on Fridays
• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down
• Option to buy or sell holiday
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores

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