Project Manager

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Job title:Project Manager

Location: Crawley - hybrid working arrangement (3 days a week from the office vs. home)

Are you an experienced Project Manager with great leadership skills looking for an opportunity to work in a customer-focussed role managing projects that make an impact across the globe? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to join our In Service Support team, who work specifically on aircraft projects in the defence sector. If you have experience managing projects in a service/support environment, whether it be in the forces, heavy engineering or other STEM sectors, this could be the ideal role for you…

Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• Performance-related bonus

• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)

• 24 hours volunteering paid for

• Private healthcare (grade dependent)

• Pension scheme

• Life cover

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

• Gym membership discounts

Key responsibilities:

On a day-to-day basis you will oversee multi-disciplinary teams and manage key internal and external stakeholders including Senior Management, Customers and Sub-contractors. Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership and management – motivating and supporting the Project Team and individuals within the Project Team

• Managing stakeholders, in particular customer and supplier relationships – building trust and confidence through open dialogue and leveraging adjacent functions as appropriate E.g. Procurement, Key Account Management

• Defining Project Execution Strategies and leading the creation of Project Baselines and structures as ‘PM designate’ through the bid phase of the lifecycle – including requirements capture, PBS/WBS/OBS, work package definition, estimating, risk and opportunity analysis and creation of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

• Ensuring that the project maintains a robust baseline at all times through the execution phase of the lifecycle and that forecasts against the baseline are accurate

• Ensuring that appropriate KPIs are established and controlled for Project outcomes E.g. On Time Delivery and to support confidence in forecasts E.g. EVM

• Management of the Project Cash profile, ensuring timely invoicing of the customer and addressing any overdue payments

• Ensuring lessons from previous projects are learned and incorporated; contributing lessons for the wider benefit of the business

About you:

We are looking for an individual with:

• Proven Project Management experience leading, managing and motivating multi-disciplinary project teams, specifically on service/support-related projects (as opposed to development projects).

• Experience managing projects in the forces / defence / heavy engineering / STEM-related sectors.

• A proven track record of managing and delivering complex projects within a customer-focussed/customer service context

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