Project Manager - Defence

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Project Manager - Defence - Permanent - Hampshire - Excellent Salary

Our client currently have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager within their Defence Business Unit working on projects typically ranging from £50K to £1M. This role may encompass the management of multiple small projects or larger individual projects. The Project Manager will also manage bids for new work.

What will your role look like?

* Delivery of all projects as per contractual requirements, on time, to quality and cost whilst delighting the customer.

* Delivery of all projects using the industry standard process.

* Create effective project teams, working with the technical team leads, if appropriate to deliver successful projects.

* Develop effective relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, partners, and clients to ensure successful and collaborative project delivery.

* Work with technical teams to obtain information to produce a project plan in Oracle PRA and maintain this plan through the life of the project

* Ensure requirements are being managed, recorded and signed off in the designated tool for the project.

* Ensure complete work breakdown structures are produced and used for recording costs.

* Maintain a risk register of threats and opportunities for the programme and validate contingency costs against these.

* Document and manage assumptions and dependencies for the programme.

* Work with the Services Support Manager for any managed service facility for the projects

Produce reporting as required for:

* The project sponsor

* The leadership team

* Project assurance

* Project management reviews

* Quarterly investment reviews

* Manage the financial forecast for the projects using the company tools and processes and report to the Project Sponsor / Business Unit Lead / Business Area Lead.

* Review the finances on a monthly basis with the Financial Director and meet the project forecasting system update timescales.

* Manage the resource requirements of the project(s) working with the resourcing function.

* Manage project expectations and provide excellent stakeholder management

* Extensive project management experience demonstrating the above responsibilities and tasks in a comparable business is essential.

* Extensive experience in management of projects ranging from conceptual research through to sub-system development, delivery, and support.

* Substantial knowledge of the Defence domain and experience in interfacing with UK MOD and government agencies e.g. Dstl, DE&S.

* Experience in leading and managing complex industry teams with a range of stakeholders.

* Experience of delivery of projects in the research and development of engineering solutions for communication and sensors, business intelligence, or cybersecurity. This should include managing of engineering teams developing software and hardware solutions that go beyond the supply and fit of COTS solutions.

What is expected from you?

* Degree level education in a related subject area and ideally practical engineering experience.

* APMP and/or PRINCE2 qualifications are desirable.

* Knowledge and use of Agile methodologies preferred.

* Current SC clearance is essential

* Excellent oral and written communication skills to board level.

* The enthusiasm, motivation and leadership skills necessary to deliver with excellence and delight our customers.

* The ability to travel nationally (and internationally).

The benefits:

Our client will offer you a competitive salary and benefits package including:

* A substantial performance related bonus scheme, which we accompany with a clearly defined and fair review process.

* Company funded private medical insurance, for you and your family and an employee assistance program in addition to a contributory pension that will allow you to effectively save for the future.

* A whole host of flexible benefits to include childcare vouchers, travel insurance, and dental care.

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