Contract Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Project Manager - Through Life Support Team

Ref no. BHN591213

Location: Staffordshire, England

Start date: ASAP

Job type: Permanent

Job status: Open

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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