Senior Project Manager

Expleo UK LTD; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering firm located in Preston is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee project lifecycles from conception to completion. The role demands strong leadership and communication skills, along with the ability to manage financial performance and risk. Candidates should possess a HND/degree in a related field and have experience in the aerospace or defence sectors. Flexible working arrangements are supported, including office and remote options.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Expleo Academy for skill development

Competitive company benefits

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience and capability.
• Ability to manage self and workload for on-time delivery.
• Experience in managing diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support business development and bid activities.
• Own programme financial performance and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with Quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management Methods

Communication Skills

Ability to Adapt

Education

HND/degree in Engineering, Project Management, or Business

Project/Programme Management qualification (APM, PMP, MSP)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project Management Tools

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic team within our Aerospace Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting bids, overseeing and managing projects from conception to completion, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, expertise in project planning, customer and stakeholder management.

This role would suit a candidate who has proven project management experience and is looking to progress their career, moving into a fast-moving company with a world-wide customer base.

This role will be based in our Preston office with occasional travel to our clients\' sites as required. As part of our commitment to flexible working, employees can combine office work with remote working.

Responsibilities

• Support business development and bid activities, including requirements capture, scope definition, cost estimation, and scheduling.
• Responsibility for the performance of projects within your area of responsibility
• Own programme financial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, and cost control.
• Develop and maintain integrated programme plans, budgets, and schedules.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks.
• Ensuring that the customers\' requirements are being met and achieving maximum efficiency and economy compatible with the quality required by the customer.
• Driving continuous improvement with your area of responsibility
• Ensure compliance with the relevant Quality standards and business and customer processes.
• Ensuring the security of data and information received in-confidence from clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• HND/degree level within an Engineering, Project Management or Business/Operational Management field or/and be able to demonstrate experience and proven capability.
• Recognised Project/Programme Management qualification (e.g., APM, PMP, MSP) preferred.

Essential skills

• Leadership and delivery skills (Can do attitude, leading by example)
• Project Management Methods and Tool sets
• Able to adapt to a constantly changing environment, calm under pressure.
• Ability to drop in to detailed tasks to drive the team forward at pace when required
• Great communication skills.
• Management of self and workload to ensure on time delivery.
• Conversant with Microsoft Office packages and Project Management Tool sets

Experience

• Significant experience in delivering successful projects
• Exceptional KPI Ownership & delivery focus
• High level of contractual and financial acumen
• Significant / Aerospace / Defence sector experience preferably within an Engineering Services business.
• Experience of performance management of people & teams
• Experience of working with diverse and multiple stakeholders, in a complex environment

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive