Project Manager in Eastleigh

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Salary: £54k to £60k

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Your Impact:

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Infrared (IR) Detectors business team. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Leonardo designs and manufactures world-leading IR detectors for a variety of civil, industrial and military applications across both Commercial and Defence Markets.

Projects can be both challenging and technically demanding, and you will be charged with defining, planning and co-ordinating activities and resources to deliver multiple projects on time, within budget and to quality. To achieve this, you will be expected to work with resource managers within a matrix structure and technical experts to scope specific work packages and their associated budgets, define milestones, monitor costs, report progress on the Project to management and customers, and maintain and manage a register of ongoing risks and opportunities.

The role allows interaction with a wide variety of personnel at various levels within the company as well as with customers and suppliers, thus strong and effective communication skills are vital. You will also work closely with the Programme Managers for the business area along with other project managers and leaders within the Detectors business.

The role is based at our site in Southampton, Hampshire, UK and will operate within a custom/flexible working environment combining both office and home working.

Reporting directly to the Head of Programmes for the IR Detectors business, you will lead and co-ordinate IPTs on day-to-day activities, and therefore must be a good team player possessing strong team building and motivational skills.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to:

• Plan, manage, monitor and report on multiple projects simultaneously in accordance with a Lifecycle management process.
• Organise and coordinate internal Phase/Gate Reviews, Customer reviews and supplier reviews and manage all resultant actions to closure.
• Monitor and Control all activities and costs, defining and implementing corrective (or 'recovery') actions required to tackle any deviations from the planned activities.
• Co-coordinate the activities of the IPT by establishing appropriate communication mechanisms, encompassing both meetings and reporting requirements.
• Have a high degree of financial acumen and regularly report metrics and performance, including cash flow, earned value, and cost to complete.
• Demonstrate ownership for delivery and performance of the projects of relevance.
• Establish and maintain the Work Package Management for the IPT, understanding the specific resource profiles.
• Conduct effective Risk and Opportunity reviews and be pro-active in looking ahead to identify risks that may impact the project or can be mitigated.
• Build and manage relationships with internal/external stakeholders to ensure all projects supported and delivered maximising customer satisfaction.
• Be capable of interacting with technical experts from a variety of disciplines and prepared to challenge and seek further justification where necessary.
• Facilitate problem solving and resolve conflicts within the team.

You will also be involved in activities related to winning new and follow-on business and required to contribute to the preparation, management and review of bids and communicate to the relevant internal stakeholders in order to support the Customer requirements.

What You'll Bring:

With demonstrated project delivery experience, it would be advantageous for the candidate to have worked across all phases of a project execution lifecycle, including business winning phases, and to have worked in a ‘high tech environment’. Experience of MS Project, SAP and Primavera P6 would be beneficial. Candidates will typically be degree qualified in an Engineering, Science or Business-related discipline.

Demonstrable experience in a similar level Project Management role or discipline.

Project management experience in most phases of the project execution lifecycle, including Business Winning Phases, across several projects or programmes of medium complexity, involving both engineering and manufacturing.

Experience of developing and maintaining customer/supplier relations.

Experience or awareness of related functions such as Commercial, Procurement.