At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative projects in Defence.
- Company: Dynamic UK Defence organisation with a focus on cutting-edge technology.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, health plans, pension scheme, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Opportunities for volunteering and career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in Defence while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: 1-4 years of project leadership experience and relevant qualifications like Prince2 or PMP.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
In our UK Defence function, you will be the figurehead and focal point for projects, leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful achievement of internal and customer objectives. Day to day, you’ll lead the delivery of projects within the Future Systems Portfolio of the IDT, which is one of five programme areas within Combat Communication and Information Systems IDT. The portfolio is responsible for delivery of Autonomy/uncrewed research and trials in the UK and cutting-edge Radar research. You will leverage our systems of systems expertise to establish new business streams and develop digital enablers and facilities to expand maritime delivery in the short term and expand into cross-domain integration activities.
Responsibilities:
- Development and maintenance of positive engagement with portfolio customers, partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Delivery of the Project outcomes, to agreed baseline (customer satisfaction, time, cost and quality).
- Partnering with the Operations and Engineering leadership teams to ensure a collegiate and efficient approach to the delivery of portfolio outcomes.
- Ensuring the delivery of orders, revenue and margin (ORM) portfolio targets in line with IDT performance objectives.
- Ensure all activities across project delivery are conducted in line with the Operating Framework.
Essential Experience:
- Experience gained, typically rather than necessarily, between 1-4 years of leading a business, projects, or P3 function; successful delivery of projects.
- Leading a business, projects, programmes, portfolios or P3 function and successfully delivering complex projects.
- Experience delivering projects to multiple customers.
- Experience of working in Defence or other regulated industry.
Essential Qualifications:
- Industry recognised qualification such as Prince2, AMP, PMP.
Benefits:
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.
Additional Requirements:
- Applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.
- We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident employer.
