Programme Manager in Market Deeping

Indra Park Air works with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer. For over 50 years, we’ve been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight and military aircraft. The reasons behind our success are simple: we work harder for the customer than the rest, take time to know their needs, create the right product, train them how to use it, and provide the best care and service for all of our products.

As the Programme Manager, you will have sole and overall responsibility for the performance of the Programmes assigned to you, in relation to achieving cost, performance and customer satisfaction. Key duties include:

• Accountable for the successful delivery of programmes to technical specification/requirements, budgets and schedule.
• Providing predictability and consistency in programme performance, revenue and cash milestone delivery.
• Review contract documentation and resolve any issues with the appropriate stakeholder.
• Produce and maintain a Programme Management Plan (PMP) where needed or required by the contract.
• Raise resource conflicts which cannot be resolved at the working level with the relevant Manager(s).
• Produce programme schedule in conjunction with project team and gain buy-in from the team and customer to that plan.
• Monitor progress against the schedule with project team and initiate corrective action and schedule amendments.
• Produce WBS, partition and allocate funds to produce control spreadsheet.
• Maintain budget adherence and Estimates to Complete.
• Maintain the Risk Register and manage risk mitigation actions.
• Generate required data/slides and present your programmes at the Programme Review and Watch List as required.
• Support with producing a Storyboard from the Win Themes/Bid strategy as part of a Bid Team.
• Provide inputs into the Bid proposal, in line with the required documentation typically including the PMP, Statement of Work, and Compliance Matrices.
• Accountable to produce a schedule for the proposed programme in conjunction with the team and gain buy-in to that schedule from other functions.
• Accountable for the collection and collation of all internal and external costs for the bid, ensuring lowest cost compliant bids that can be successfully delivered.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, IT, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years’ experience in project/programme management.
• Experience using various project controls, tools and metrics.
• Professional Project Management qualification.
• Comprehensive understanding of contractual terms and conditions, desirable if this includes UK MOD and UK/overseas governments.
• Import/export knowledge or qualification.
• Experience in working with engineering and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams and mentor/train junior project managers.
• Possess an organised approach enabling the timely delivery of competing priorities.
• In-depth knowledge in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
• Ability to identify, capture and mitigate risks.
• Good analytical and effective communication skills, capable of interfacing with a wide range of stakeholders including senior and Executive management.
• Ability to resolve complex problems and work independently where precedent may not exist.
• Excellent interpersonal/negotiating skills.
• Highly self-motivated, positive and flexible.
• A hands-on can-do attitude and ability to get things done proactively.
• Customer orientated.

Security Clearance: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of security.

Benefits:

• Flexitime and core hours – 37.5 hrs a week, core hours between 0930-1500.
• Enhanced Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme – up to 8% company contribution.
• Life Assurance.
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave ‘on the day’.
• Buying and Selling Holidays.
• Long service and retirement awards.
• Private healthcare.
• Flu vaccinations.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Subsidised staff canteen.
• Free parking.
• Training and Continuous Learning.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services.

Indra Park Air is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.