Senior Work Package Manager

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

Salary: Circa GBP60,000 depending on experience

What we can offer you:

• Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Parental benefits including up to 26 weeks full pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal and shared parental leave
• Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and gym on site at Stevenage
• Excellent career progression and development opportunities
• We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role

Dynamic (hybrid) working: We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy allows individuals flexibility around the hours they work and where they work.

Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working - such as being onsite when necessary to work with people and collaborate, then working from home and around family commitments to be your most efficient.

This role could be full time or part time: 4 or 5 days per week. We are flexible and accommodating. It would be beneficial to be on-site 2 or 3 days a week, depending on the project needs and working remotely other days.

The opportunity:

We are Electronics Engineering. We are growing, dedicated, and we work as a team to deliver our highly complex and secure products. We have a large pipeline of exciting and technically challenging new development projects.

Your role as a Senior Work Package Manager plays a key strategic role in Electronics Engineering. You will develop the processes, guidelines and road map for the management of external Work Packages; establishing the governance for management and control. Day to day, taking the lead on defining Work Packages for outsourcing to our suppliers; creating Statements of Work and working with the project teams to generate the technical specifications. Management of our suppliers throughout the project lifecycle is vital; from initial engagement, tendering, selection, enabling implementation and to successful delivery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a member of the senior delivery team in Electronics Engineering.

The role has a development path towards a Delivery Lead and Sector Lead roles, each looking after a larger portfolio of projects and teams with greater customer management responsibilities. MBDA offers excellent development and career opportunities.

There are creative opportunities in MBDA, for example, to take part in outreach representing Electronics Engineering in your community and becoming involved in women-in-engineering events.

What we're looking for from you:

Someone with drive, passion and commitment who has:

• Experience of Work Package Management and Supplier Management.
• Experience of delivering Work Packages on time, on cost, on quality; with external teams and supply chain.
• It is essential to have experience of the engineering development lifecycle, from deriving requirements, through design and qualification phases, to validation and certification.
• It would be beneficial to have experience with Electronics and certainly an engineering background.
• Experience working closely with technical experts and architects, bid teams, projects teams, and central procurement and contracts teams.
• Skilled at presenting status dashboards to senior stakeholders and our customers.

Individuals with excellent communication skills; able to influence others to their way of thinking;

Organised with an eye for detail and a sense of pride in what they deliver.

Our Business:

We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

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Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.