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Beckington based (with a mix of office and home-based working)
We are SEA.
Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
Join us.
The Integrated Maritime Systems (IMS) business area develops and deploys communication and mission systems for Navies worldwide. Long term contracts include design, development and upgrade of core systems on both surface and sub-surface platforms, including the coordination of supply chain and manufacturing, through to installation and system acceptance.
The Programme Manager will be responsible for bidding, mobilising and executing significant opportunities within the IMS business area across a variety of large contracts and smaller, related projects.
What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance:
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing:
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
- Canada Life GP and financial advice
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources:
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
The Programme Manager will play a key role in delivering the IMS strategy, be a skilled influencer, able to develop business and maintain excellent customer relationships (both internal and external). They shall consistently deliver promised business results.
- Achieve budgeted performance of their programmes and constituent projects, monitor progress against targets, providing detailed forecast updates, initiate actions to work within budgeted constraints and effectively manage all associated risks and opportunities
- Manage stakeholders effectively, maintaining and developing cooperative and constructive relationships with project managers, customers, suppliers and SEA staff
- Contribute and/or lead the development of business winning proposals for high value and complicated projects.
- Deliver and plan product development and enhancement projects and programmes effectively and professionally in accordance with industry best practice and SEAs management system
- Be highly skilled in handling of issues, including leading the team in problem solving.
- Achieve high levels of staff engagement and ensuring team members are aware of and understand their priorities, scope of work, acceptance criteria as well as the relation of their work to project strategy, aims, objectives and business case.
- Enable the team to continually improve by removing impediments, capturing lessons and reviewing delivery outcomes.
- Line Manage project team staff, as required, setting SMART objectives, monitoring performance
- Develop personal competence and capability within the discipline of Project Management in accordance with the guidelines of the APM.
The skills you need
- Experience of managing complex product/systems developments through the full engineering lifecycle
- Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Experienced in risk and opportunity management
- Expert in configuration management
- An excellent communicator and able to demonstrate both effective change and conflict management with highly developed influencing skills
- Proven in-depth knowledge and experience of all phases of a project from inception, planning and organisation, monitoring and control, closure in the military environment
- Deep knowledge of the full range of project management competencies including financial management, risk and opportunity management and supplier and subcontractor project management
- Hands-on experience of working with project management tools, such as Microsoft Project Online, risk registers, etc. including the ability to use advanced features when necessary
If you would like to know more, pleasegive our Recruitment Business Partner Kelly-Ann a call on 01373852083.
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