Project Manager

Project Manager 

Location: Staffordshire

Our client, a market leader within the Defence Maritime industry, is looking for a Project Manager to join their team.

This company is dedicated to ensuring the safety of the world’s navies through the protection of the seas. They excel in collaboration and forming partnerships with their customers to guarantee the success of missions. Their advanced solutions cover a range of revolutionary technologies, such as cutting-edge sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

As a Project Manager, you will:

• Be the initial customer contact.
• Effectively manage a portfolio of similar or related projects for a business stream attaining customer requirements along with meeting the business objectives of schedule, budget, deliveries, risk management and winning new/follow on business.
• Observe 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 productive project performance.
• Supply precise cost and schedule information in the preparation of bids and reports.
• Deliver effective leadership, manage all customer interfaces, and correspond effectively to Senior Management, team members and peers to determine 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.
• Work towards common objectives.
• Gain experience in new product implementation new product development.
• Carry out responsibilities that may be required by the Programme Manager/Director in support of the department duties.

Essential Requirements:

• Experienced Project Manager with a successful track record in setting up and implementing full project lifecycle, including concept, launch, product development, transition to production, product delivery and service support.
• Degree in Business/Engineering.
• APM qualified (or equivalent).
• 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 always displays sound judgement.
• Routine UK and occasional overseas travel will be required.
• PC and keyboard literate and working knowledge of project management tools, plus working knowledge of IFS or an equivalent ERP system.

Desirable:

• Experience of managing multi-disciplined projects with a focus on systems engineering and integration and/or manufacturing is highly desirable.
• A background in the Maritime / Defence industry would be highly desirable.

Working Pattern:

• Full time
• Flexibility
• Hybrid
• Annual Bonus
• Training & Progression
• Competitive Pension Scheme

CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE.