Project Manager in England

Our Wimborne, UK business unit is looking for a Project Manager to join their team! As a Project Manager, you will plan and manage highly technical projects which allow the business to deliver its strategic objectives. The Project Manager is the person assigned by the business to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.

Location: Wimborne, UK

Your Challenge

• Execution of projects throughout the project life cycle in accordance with defined time, budget, and quality objectives.
• Create and maintain Project Management Plans, ensuring timely, responsive completion of deliverables.
• Create and maintain project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Identify stakeholders and create project Communications Plans.
• Develop appropriate strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decision and execution.
• Manage and control costs as per the project budget.
• Report and present project KPIs to Senior Management Team.
• Manage project scope and perform integrated change control.
• Facilitate communications between key internal department resources (i.e. Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing).
• Acquire, develop, and manage project team resources.
• Mediating problems/issues encountered by project team members.
• Manage external‑facing customer relationships.
• Support Procurement to establish and maintain key supplier relationships.
• Conduct risk management planning, identification, analysis, and response planning.
• Ensure project records are maintained and made available in accordance with project management processes and company policies.
• Deliver projects in line with Ultra contract and quality requirements.
• Ownership of tactical/operational plans for the programmes assigned.
• Ability to recommend strategies that will impact mid‑to‑long term business achievements through program opportunities.
• Provision of support on bid work where necessary.
• High degree of responsibility for resources, the ability to influence business decisions and will contribute to operating plans in support of the function.
• Provide mentoring to others in the organization.

What You Bring

• Holds Project Management qualification (PMI, APM or global equivalent).
• Desirable for education of Bachelor’s degree level.
• An action‑oriented person who drives results with strong customer focus.
• Strong communicator with excellent leadership skills.

Desired Skills

• Focuses on the generation of specific outputs and outcomes required by the organisation, as part of a project.
• Provides the project team with leadership, planning, and coordination through communications.
• Provides written communications (e.g. documented plans and schedules) and communicates in real time with the project team using meetings and verbal or non‑verbal cues.
• Leads the project planning activities.
• Directs the creation, approval, and ongoing change control of the project plan.
• Progressively elaborates high‑level information into detailed plans throughout the project life cycle.
• Manages the project team to meet the project objectives.
• Guides and evaluates the performance of the project team.
• Mediates problems/issues encountered by project team members.
• Ensures that project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
• Identifies, addresses, and resolves differences between individuals and/or interest groups.

Who We Are

Curtiss‑Wright Round Rock and Wimborne have worked with nuclear and industrial customers for over 60 years. We support customers across the world from facilities located in the US and UK. Our solutions are embedded in strategic national infrastructure, and our people are active partners in customer programs that are focused on delivering advanced future nuclear and industrial capabilities.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export‑controlled information and is subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export‑controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss‑Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Project Management and Information Technology

Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing