Program Director - Aviation

Program Manager – Fareham Introduction Saab UK is part of Scandinavia\’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. The Role: This role is part of our Saab Seaeye business unit in Fareham. This role has the responsibility for delivering assigned programs to the requirements of cost, time and quality and for ensuring that Saab Seaeye is recognised as a Project and Program Management Centre of Excellence within Saab UK and the wider Saab business. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the delivery of assigned Saab Seaeye Programs meeting cost, schedule and quality requirements Deliver program to customer contractual requirements Deliver benefits in line with program business case Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders Report project status to internal and external stakeholders including customers and project boards Ensure adherence to the applicable Saab Project delivery processes Ensure adherence to appropriate risk management and financial control tools during program execution Lead, manage and guide a cross functional program delivery team Take a leading role in the Saab UK and Saab Group Project Management community Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of best practice program and project management methodologies Be a recognised leader by being accountable, holding others accountable and driving delivery Enable a collaborative culture by encouraging communication and team work. Support the Saab Seaeye organisation generally in developing new business opportunities Proactively ensure alignment with other Program Managers across the Saab organisation as appropriate. To supervise all reporting staff so as to effectively, train, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities to meet required deadlines. To assess, identify and monitor staff skills and training requirements to avoid exposure and skill shortages to the business. To assess and monitor workloads, efficiency, holiday and effectively manage staff resource levels and report potential shortfalls. To ensure staff time management is effectively managed in line with company time and attendance procedures. Required Skills and Experience: Minimum of 5 years of Program or Project Management experience. Professional Project Management Qualification (e.g. Prince 2). Experience of delivering technically complex projects in the subsea industry, ideally related to the Defence sector. The ability to deal with and inspire confidence in multiple senior stakeholder both internally and externally. By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.