Head of Programmes

JOB TITLE: HEAD OF PROGRAMMES

LOCATION: CHELMSFORD

SALARY: VERY COMPETITIVE BASE SALARY, PLUS BONUS, HEALTHCARE, PENSION ETC

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Our client is a market leading global organisation that special across a spectrum of Industries. These include Aerospace, Defence, Technology, Marine, Energy and many others. With sites across the globe, they have a reputation of manufacturing high end products and solutions. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Programmes

KEY JOB ACTIONS

We are looking for a Programme Manager with drive and commitment to manage strategic R&D and customer funded projects.

You will hit the ground running on existing projects, delivering product to customers and achieving revenue by management and leadership of a cross functional team of 10+ engineers and technical staff.The role is highly product based and will also include management of other projects and some bid activity.

· Managing cross-functional teams of engineers and manufacturing staff to deliver projects on time, to cost and quality.

· Ensuring that effective project management techniques are consistently applied and demonstrating adherence to project management process

· Leading by example, showing your team how to hit targets and mentoring more junior roles.

· Forge strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure that goals and objectives are clearly communicated, understood and executed.

· Detailed scheduling of projects in Microsoft Project and publishing into the MS Project Server system.

· Agreeing appropriate Phase Gate Reviews for Projects and ensuring they are held in a timely manner.

· Ensuring the scope of the project is clearly understood, documented and managed with the customer, external or internal.

· Identification of project risk, issues and dependencies, seeking resolution before escalation.

· Interfacing with the Finance Team to establish and monitor budget, by ensuring the availability and analysis of relevant data such as schedule derived ETCs and factored risk cost exposure.

· Preparing dashboards for each of your Projects and presenting status to the Senior Leadership Team monthly.

· Work with Business Development, Engineering and Programme Directors to develop technical and commercial solutions to customer’s requirements.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

· Extensive experience of managing engineering projects through all or part of the lifecycle from bid to production, with an emphasis on production.

· Demonstrable experience of energising teams to meet critical timescales and deliver projects.

· Ability to manage customer expectations and avoid unwanted scope creep.

· Persuasive and clear communication skills across all levels of the business.

· Strong problem-solving capabilities.

· Sound judgement – understanding when to own and brief and when to escalate.

· Proficiency in the use and understanding of Project Management / resource tools such as MS Project and MS Project Server or other enterprise project management tool.

· A working knowledge of SAP would be beneficial

· Knowledge and qualification in APM Body of Knowledge, PRINCE2, PMP methodologies or similar.

· Due to the nature of some of the projects you will be working on you will be eligible, or already hold, security clearance and will be a UK National

· Able to work at pace under pressure

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