Defence Project / Programme Manager

Location

Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Programme Managers to join our clients dynamic team.

The successful candidate/s will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing complex defence engineering projects from initiation to completion. As a Programme Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while meeting the highest quality standards.

• To ensure, at all times, that the good of the project is at the forefront of your daily activity and that any issues are diagnosed and dealt with in a prompt and effective manner.
• High Level Summary
• Full life cycle programme management responsibility of projects for UK, Crawley based customer
• Contact person at customer side – embedded with the customer for current and future projects - in the areas of (not limitied to)
• Managing a labour budget of up to:
  • c2Mil and/or change budget of c£800k
  • and/or c£2Mil spares/repairs and change projects
  • and/or Design Development budget c20Mil
• Managing third party suppliers for design and delivery of sub-systems
• Schedule preparation
• Configuration management
• Regular participation and reporting on project/s for requirements, Risks, Opportunities, Costs, Dates
• Responsible for issue tracking and management
• Ensure compliance to customer, industry and legal requirements 
• Pro-active Programme Management and Team leadership of multi-disciplined engineering team
• Interfacing and reporting to Senior Management 
• Change management monitoring and control

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field. Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Proven experience as a Programme Manager in the Defence Engineering industry.
• Strong understanding of defence engineering processes, regulations, and standards.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• PMP or PgMP certification is desirable.

• Proven experience of managing a multi-disciplinary engineering team based across multiple sites and countries

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges 
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses 
• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

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