Programme Manager in Fareham

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At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges. We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you?

Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference. Here at Parker Meggitt, we’re recruiting for a Programme Manager to join our team on-site in Fareham. In this role you’ll be ready and willing to roll your sleeves up and will manage the assigned programme(s) across all phases of the programme lifecycle (PLM), in order to deliver the corresponding business case(s) as approved or better in accordance with company rules. You will participate in improving the methods and tools of the Programmes Development.

Your responsibilities:

• Planning the delivery of the overall programme(s) and associated activities in accordance with the mission and the goals of the organisation, by establishing and maintaining the programme charter(s).
• Developing and implementing long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the programme(s).
• Ensuring all staff members are trained appropriately on the Meggitt PLM process.
• Supervising programme staff by providing direction, input and feedback.
• Delivering the programme(s) status reports in accordance with the PLM, programme(s) charter(s) and departmental reporting process.
• Monitoring and approving all budgeted program expenditures, whilst ensuring that the programme(s) operate within the approved budget.
• Identifying and evaluating the risks and opportunities associated with programme(s) activities and taking appropriate action.
• Ensuring return on investment.

Who we are looking for:

• Significant experience of working within the Manufacturing industry.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Solid experience of managing programme financials, business cases and contracts.
• Knowledge of PMBOK, Risk & Opportunity Management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma techniques, Earned Value (EVMS).
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Well-organised with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Self-motivated with problem solving and strong decision-making skills.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• A strong background in project management methodology.

What We Offer:

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• 1 day working from home.
• Funded membership of a professional body.
• Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress.
• Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution.
• Income protection scheme.
• Life Assurance x4 basic salary.
• Share buying scheme.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days.
• Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days).
• Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover.
• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing.
• Free on-site car parking.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food.
• Employee Perks - offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.