Senior Project Manager - Tooling Delivery

 

Main characteristics

Location

Reading, Berkshire

Company

AWE

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Military / Emergency / Government

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to focus on engineering delivery for Tooling. This role is instrumental in delivering on AWE's core mission, by enabling the assembly and disassembly of bespoke products. Your focus will be on ensuring the critical path of activity is delivered, enhancing operational delivery.

Location: We are located in Berkshire - between Reading, Basingstoke, and Newbury.

Salary: From £58,630- £78,000 depending on experience and suitability.

AWE has been voted one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK. As part of our People Promise, we have a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off!)
Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, and access to mentors & training
Employee assistance programme and occupational health services
Market leading contributory pension scheme
AWE life assurance
Discounts & salary sacrifice scheme - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending


Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

Evidence of project management competence e.g. APM qualifications or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience in engineering-based backgrounds, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
Experience in managing projects through all lifecycle phases and the associated governance, including stage gate approvals.
Experience in managing multiple projects at any one time, of varying size.
Confident and engaging communicator with all levels of stakeholders.
Positive attitude and willingness to be hands-on in a fast-paced and growing company.
Ability to be a proactive role model who shares expertise through coaching, mentoring, and developing others in all aspects of project management such as leadership, methodology, tools, and people skills.
Skills to create and update all project documentation, including project management plans and supporting risks, assumptions, actions, issues & dependencies.
Experienced application of project management tools and techniques for budgeting, change management, supply chain, and project goal setting.
Ability to effectively prioritise workload, resources, and deadlines within high pressure complex environments.
A proven record to drive project deliverables forward through the establishment and leadership of a high performing and successful integrated project organisation.
Demonstrable application of methods to track project deliverables including implementing key performance indicators and producing project progress reports.
Ability to lead and initiate risk techniques to manage complex project risks and interdependencies with efficient mitigation and contingency plans.
Ability to solve problems, with proven delivery of results through creative solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Desire for continuous improvement through evaluation of both successes and failures.
Dynamic and supportive approach to team management, encouraging and empowering team members to quickly adapt and respond to change and to adopt the company's vision.

Key Accountabilities:

Deliver assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost, and quality.
Lead, coach and develop a team of leaders and influence others at specialism or functional level to create and deliver operational plans.
Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage projects with focus on Governance (compliance and reporting).
Management of project resources (people, money).
Lead the planning of the task/project or function.
Manage work as defined in the Work Authorisation Document (WAD).
Lead, support, and initiate change against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
Lead, initiate and perform risk and opportunity identification and subsequent actions.
The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. It can take several months for clearance to come through.

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