UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Salary: £55,700 - £83,500
Overview
We are looking for a Delivery / Project Manager for our Cheltenham office, within a delivery team.
This is an operational role, which requires an understanding of a variety of project and delivery management tools and techniques as well as a varying degree of knowledge of the customer’s domain in order to understand and provide relevant assistance to improve their ways of working or to assist in developing solutions.
In this role you will provide financial guidance, tasking, understanding and advice across specialist deliveries relevant to the customer’s mission.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the financial management of projects, including understanding of risk and cost mitigation for delivery.
- Responsible for the profitability of the project and identifying potential opportunities to increase profitability.
- Responsible for delivering the project within the contracting constraints, including time, budget and quality for T&M and FP contracts.
- Responsible for the performance of the team from a customer deliverable and commercial perspective.
- Build and maintain a high performing team, ensuring motivation, collaboration and effective work.
- Maintain delivery momentum by focusing the team on current project priorities.
- Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team.
- Coach and mentor team members in the appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques.
- Utilise customer relationships to identify potential areas for new opportunities.
- Identify and develop opportunities for research and development work and feed them directly to the Account Leads.
- Drive organic growth within the allocated project.
- Apply knowledge of customer problems by working with SME to recommend when to use existing capability or to build a new capability.
- Maintain knowledge of key senior stakeholder relationships to cultivate and contribute to company strategy.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Proven experience in Delivery/Project Management roles with evidence of collaborative working.
- Recent experience supporting IT/Software/Cyber projects in Government or similar organisations.
- Experience in Defence or Cyber environments.
- Familiarity with PRINCE2, Agile Project Management (APM) and Managing Successful Programmes (MSP).
- Experience in setting strategy, defining process and influencing decisions within an account.
- Responsible for project closedown, performance reviews, lessons learned and ensuring reusable artefacts to improve process.
- Strong skills in influencing and negotiation methods and techniques.
- Adaptable communication style to explain technical ideas simply to multiple stakeholders.
- Must hold and maintain UK Government clearances.
EEO Statement
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our inclusive workforce.
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