Project Manager - Defence

Copello are now looking for a Project Manager to join a Defence Electronics business who need someone who can lead the customer funded development & production programmes within the business.

You need to be eligible for UK Security Clearance to undertake this role.

Working across a couple of key programmes you could be assisting with the Bid and then take Project responsibility for all aspects of the project covering; receipt of contract to final acceptance by the customer.

The Project Manager will liaise closely with Sales, Contracts, Engineering, Systems Engineering, operations, Procurement, Customer Services, Quality and Accounting teams.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Programme Management of customer funded programmes.
• Liaison with customers to ensure the finished product meets the customer requirements.
• Identification of areas at risk in programme execution and implementation of measures to reduce these.
• Liaison with all other departments within the business and sub-contractors, to ensure efficient development and production of equipment to customers’ requirements and delivery to agreed timescales.
• Reporting of general progress and financial status of programmes managed on a monthly basis.
• Prepare financial data in an agreed format for presentation on a monthly basis to the board of directors and other senior members of staff.
• Export compliance for equipment being delivered in accordance with appropriate guidelines

Additional duties include:

• Assist Sales and Marketing in the preparation of bids for programmes requiring customer funded development work. 
• Estimate programme management costs for inclusion in bids.

• Review allocated incoming contracts to ensure programme is feasible before final signature of contract.
• Accept signed contract from Sales department for execution.
• Plan execution of programme, liaising with the customer as necessary to refine detail of requirement.  Liaise with sub-contractors regarding their part in programme execution.
• Review estimates of programme costs and propose internal budgets for programme execution.
• Communicate programme details and initiate programme activity by departments throughout UK business.
• Monitor programme progress against programme plan and programme spend against budget.  Maintain an up to date forecast of costs to complete. Take corrective action to minimise overrun and overspend.
• Report programme progress and financial status on a monthly basis.
• Liaise with customer as necessary during programme execution. Organise meetings with customer and report programme progress to customer as required by contract.
• Coordinate arrangements for Factory Acceptance Test of deliverable equipment.
• Coordinate arrangements for despatch/ delivery of equipment.
• Coordinate arrangements for installation, commissioning and trials of equipment if required by contract.
• Attend weekly Production/ Purchasing/ Shipping reviews to agree actions and maximise timely output.
• Travel within the UK and overseas may be required and is considered an occasional feature of this role. Requests could be made at short notice.

Candidate requirements:

• A good knowledge of Project Manager techniques and processes

• Risk mitigation
• Good communication skills essential. 
• Customer focussing

• Willingness to occasionally travel to visit Customer sites in the UK or overseas
• Programme scheduling
• Report writing
• Eligible for Security Clearance ( SC level)

For further information, please apply and we'll be in touch to discuss.