Principal Project Manager

Bristol

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to lead all Project Management activities across MBDA's Technical Centres of Excellence (UK).

Salary : Circa GBP 68,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working : 3 days per week on–site due to workload classification

Security Clearance : British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension : maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave –enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more .

The opportunity:

Due to continued growth within the business an opportunity has arisen to lead all Project Management activities across the Technical Centres of Excellence (Software, Algorithms, Navigation Sensors and Complex Warhead) within the UK. Working collaboratively with the Business & Project Management Executive and area Vice President / Head Of to develop the Project Management strategy before executing through a dedicated team of project managers.

• Managing and delivering on time, on cost and on quality a portfolio of programmes and projects, varying in size and complexity across the UK Technical Centre's of Excellence (CofEX's).
• Creating and deploying a project management model to work collaborative with and compliment the Technical (engineering) delivery model.
• Establishing and reporting the programme portfolio to the business to facilitate effective, timely decision making.
• Managing and balancing the programme portfolio risk and opportunities and ensuring mitigation and realisation plans are integrated into the applicable programmes and projects.
• Ensuring all customers are satisfied and all stakeholders are effectively managed.
• Understand all future demand (work load) and ensure the CofEX's plan accordingly.
• Provide business, commercial and programme excellency to new business.
• Manage and develop a team of project managers.
• Continuously establish and support improvement initiatives and integrate into day–day operations.

What we're looking for from you:

• Project /Programme Management experience – ideally gained in an engineering, matrix organisation.
• Strong risk management skills and experience.
• Sound business judgement including an appreciation of complex problems and how to solve them.
• Strong communication and motivational skills.
• Ability to embrace new challenges and deal with a level of ambiguity.
• Experience of leading projects from a business perspective, including cost and schedule adherence and schedule risk assessments.
• Bidding & estimating experience.
• Negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to establish and maintain relationships and work collaboratively across various levels and with internal and external collaborators.
• Drive and motivation in leading project teams to strive for excellence in the face of adversity.
• Engage, share standard methodology and find opportunities for innovation.

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