Assistant Bid And Project Manager

Location: Manor Royal Crawley, United Kingdom
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Job title: Assistant Project Manager
Location: - Crawley (hybrid working arrangement - 3 days per week in the office vs. home)
Do you have a project management / controls, engineering or a production background, looking for an exciting step into Project Management? Then look no further
ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to work on the MSET project in Crawley. MSET is Thales UK's largest support contract, and spans across 15 years. With that comes clear pathways for progression and the chance to broaden your network across the two other key business lines collaborating on the project; UWS and OME.
What the role has to offer:
Working with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development for a career in Project Management.Working with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally (across 3 business lines) and externally. The chance to visit client sites (circa once a month) across the South of England.Hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days from home)
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)24 hours volunteering paid forPrivate healthcare (grade dependent)Pension schemeLife cover24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing appEmployee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailersGym membership discounts
Key responsibilities:
Undertake project management activities in support of the Project Management Team for the MSET (Maritime Sensors Enhancement Team) project to ensure the successful delivery of the projectApplying professional project management capabilities - giving rigour to change control, commercial awareness and stakeholder management under the direction of more senior Project Management.Management of the relationship with internal and external key UK and international customers.Deliver the key results and performance metrics the projects, including order intake, sales, gross margin and cash.Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid or "Demand" phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture, work definition, estimating and scheduling that will include all Milestones, activities, resources and any other feature that will require to be delivered.Project Governance (the Gate and Stage Processes) over the Bid and Project delivery activities to ensure project, technical, procurement and support processes are applied and are effective in controlling risks.Ensure all business planning and reporting is published in accordance with Business directives e.g. Project Management reviews (PMR), Business Operations Report (BOR) and On Time Delivery (OTD).Ensure that members of the project team are actively managing Risk and Opportunities, and have a robust Project Management Plan.Ensure data integrity of all project information including financials and schedule. Use the Oracle and Primavera toolset to hold all financial, schedule and resource information.Ensure all Project activities undertaken comply with the relevant Thales Chorus processes.Ensure "Lessons Learned Management" is applied to all projects, entailing application of lessons from other projects, and capturing lessons learned on specific projects under your control.Management of a project team, and Projects to the value of GBP0.5m-3m.
About you:
A proven background either within project management (Assistant Project Manager, Project Planner/Controller, Project Coordinator, Work Package Manager etc), or within Engineering or Production, looking for a sideways move into Project Management.Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation.Due to the nature of the work, you must have SC clearance already in place in order to start in this role.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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