Project Manager - Digital Bids in Milton Keynes

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. An exciting opportunity has become available on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Information Systems (IS) programme for an experienced Project Manager.

Job Summary: This role requires someone with strong leadership skills, extensive technical proposal writing expertise, and sound customer knowledge to create an environment of performing better than planned. You will oversee tender writing for large-scale, complex proposals as well as support change proposal writing within the current contract providing technical direction and guidance to the project management team.

Bid Project Management Responsibilities:

• Strategic Project Planning and Management: Develop and manage comprehensive, accurate project plans that align with Boeing’s strategic goals and comply with MoD standards.
• Market Analysis: Contribute to market and competitive analysis to understand the market for assigned captures / campaigns / programs.
• Relationships: Build and maintain relationships at senior management level (company, customer, and partners).
• Solution Development: Assist the Capture Team Lead (CTL) to drive the project solution development and support technical solution activities.
• Cost Management: Produce the WBS and OBS which informs the BOE’s.
• Commercial Acumen: Assess bid proposals for project and programme risks.
• Presentations & Negotiations: Support the Capture team in customer presentations, demos, and negotiations.
• Gate Reviews: Present the Programme elements of the Gate Reviews.
• Bid Documentation: Lead the writing of key bid documentation.
• Frameworks: Assess relevant Frameworks to identify opportunities.
• First time Quality: Ensure Bid team deliverable submissions are accurate.

Core Project Management Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Oversight: Lead and direct all phases of large-scale, complex technical projects.
• Executive Liaison: Act as the primary technical contact between senior management, project team, MoD representatives, and other defence partners.
• Advanced Performance Analysis: Utilise advanced trend, earned value, variance analyses, and risk assessments.
• Implementation of Best Practice: Utilise Boeing Programme Management Best Practices (PMBP).
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and manage key requirements and objectives with stakeholders.
• Senior Team Management: Manage and mentor all assigned technical and functional staff.
• Project Transition and Support: Oversee the transition of projects to the MoD customer.
• Clear Communication: Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify and actively manage technical opportunities, risks, and issues.
• Resource Management: Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Expectation Management: Set and continually manage project expectations.
• Task Delegation: Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Dependency Management: Identify and manage project dependencies.
• Timeline Management: Plan, schedule, and manage project timelines and milestones.
• Status Tracking and Reporting: Track and report project status relative to the approved business case.
• Progress Reporting: Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Change Management: Proactively manage changes in project scope.
• Success Criteria: Define project success criteria and disseminate them.
• Meeting Management: Effectively run project meetings.
• Mentorship: Provide assistance and guidance to other members of the project team.
• Internal and External Representation: Interact with colleagues at all levels within the organisation.
• Customer Focus: Develop and maintain customer relations.
• Relationship Building: Build effective working relationships with team members and cross-functional groups.
• Business Acumen: Manage complex customer and stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Agile Practices: Implement and promote Agile methodologies.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: Significant experience in technical project management.
• Technical Skills: Strong background with experience in managing IS projects.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional teams.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse project data and make data-driven decisions.
• Security Clearance: Eligible for UK security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Boeing’s project management processes and tools.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification or working towards.
• Previous experience as a senior member of a capture team.
• Bid writing experience in support of Government procurement.
• Experience with implementing and managing ServiceNow.
• Familiarity with MoD IS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience in managing large-scale, complex defence IS projects.
• Six Sigma certifications.
• Knowledge of complex B2G sales methodologies.

What Boeing offers you! The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer for this role:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans.
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are.
• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break.
• Pension Plan with 10% employer contribution.
• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan.
• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks.
• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week.
• 6x annual salary life insurance.
• Learning Together Programme to support your ongoing personal and career development.
• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs.
• Excellent Parental Leave benefits.

Work Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices.