Senior Project Manager

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Senior Project Manager – LR09

Based in Templecombe or Cheadle – this is a hybrid role with Travel to Templecombe or Cheadle

Do you want to be a part of a team transforming a key pillar of the Thales UWS business critical to maximising naval days at sea for the Royal Navy and International Navies? Are you a goal-oriented person who can engage and motivate multidisciplinary teams?

What the role has to offer:

• Working with key capabilities and innovative world beating technology
• Contribute to help maximise days at sea
• Great opportunity for career development
• Great opportunity to join a growing business where you can really add value to the business

What can we offer you?

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• Performance Related Bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts

Our Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join the Towed Array Product group within Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) providing technology to enhance and secure the future of our world leading Sonar Capability to UK and International Navies.

You will be responsible for the overall product project and work-package delivery and will be the overall person in charge for delivery of key aspects and objectives to the satisfaction of internal stakeholders within Thales.

You will be responsible for leading the project aspects within the Towed Array Product organisation to ensure successful delivery and provide assurance that best practice is being applied throughout the whole lifecycle. You will use your project management knowledge to ensure that the capability strengths and weaknesses are identified and managed and that rigour is given to change control, commercial awareness and stakeholder management of both the internal and external customers.

You will gain significant exposure across the business where you will manage the Project Team executing the reinvigoration of the design baseline and productivity of a significant product line for UWS. You will also be involved in providing coaching and direct support to less experienced project managers.

The Towed Array product is of significant financial and strategic value to Thales UK and demand for the product is rapidly increasing over the short to medium-term.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. .

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

About You

You will have an extensive track-record of successfully delivering complex projects in a defence environment together with experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary and multi-site matrix organisation, with a strong technical understanding of engineering. Together with:

• Strong, professional project management skills and the ability to directly and successfully manage a project team within cost, schedule and quality.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business
• Good understanding of how the contract and project align to the Business MRP system to ensure alignment of deliveries to meet contractual milestones
• A good understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule project activities (for example; WBS, OBS, milestones, dependencies, EVM)
• Comprehensive experience and understanding of the Project Management process (including Change Control, Risk Management and Information Management).
• Comprehensive experience and knowledge of the project life cycle for complex projects through delivery of Development, Implementation, Closure and Support activity.

In line with Thales\’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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