At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting projects from concept to delivery, ensuring quality and on-time results.
- Company: Join BlueBear, a dynamic company pushing the boundaries of technology in Bedfordshire.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for travel within the UK.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in innovative aerospace projects while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Prince 2 or similar qualification and experience in managing complex projects.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
This role is part of our BlueBear business Unit in Bedfordshire. The Project Manager role will provide strategic oversight for the successful execution and delivery of multiple projects assigned to them. Embracing the experimental nature of Blue Bear, these projects range in size from fast-paced research and rapid prototyping concepts to larger development and system integration projects. Success in this role will be measured against an agreed set of metrics, ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous quality and safety standards while achieving On Time Delivery, Budget Control, and Revenue targets.
Responsibilities
- Project Delivery & Experimentation: Accountable for the delivery of assigned projects (both internally and customer-funded), ensuring they are completed On Time, On Cost and to Quality (OTOCOQ). Manage complex hardware development lifecycles with a strong emphasis on concept generation, experimentation and rapid prototyping initiatives. Ability to develop mature plans and to drive a proactive project delivery through daily status meetings.
- Leadership & Strategy: Provide function and team leadership, mentoring and training to project leads across the business. Align project execution with the overall business objectives and the Product Maturity Roadmap.
- Financial Accountability: Oversee budget management for assigned projects and take responsibility for revenue targets, ensuring effective resource deployment and cost control.
- Bids and Proposals: Manage bids and proposal activities, including budget management, resource planning, bid writing and providing technical project management input to ensure on-time submission of quality proposals.
- Stakeholder & Supply Chain Engagement: Act as the primary customer point of contact for assigned projects, leading to high customer satisfaction and repeat orders. Manage supply chain activities, including delivery, relationship management, supplier points of contact and negotiations.
- Process Improvement: Support functional leads in introducing new processes, tools and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including the introduction and management of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics on projects.
- Resource & Risk Management: Handle resource management, including planning, allocation and conflict management, alongside comprehensive project scheduling and risk management.
Some travel within the UK may be required.
Essential Qualifications
- Prince 2 or similar qualification in Project Management.
- Experience managing projects ranging from fast-paced research to complex hardware development lifecycles and system integration.
- Demonstrated experience in driving concept development, rapid prototyping and navigating the fast-paced, experimentation-driven nature of unmanned or aerospace systems and managing multi-disciplined teams.
- Strong understanding of financial management, risk assessment and concurrent engineering practices.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor and provide project management training to cross-functional project teams.
- Exceptional communication skills for managing customer relationships, supporting bids and presenting technical metrics/KPIs to senior stakeholders.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience or familiarity with Civil and Military Aviation regulatory requirements (CAA, MAA, EASA) and industry standards.
- Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC level).
Project Manager employer: Saab AB
At BlueBear in Bedfordshire, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture. Our Project Managers are empowered to lead diverse projects that challenge the status quo, with ample opportunities for professional growth through mentorship and training. With a strong focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, we offer a supportive environment where employees can thrive while contributing to cutting-edge developments in unmanned and aerospace systems.
