Job Description

Senior Project Manager - Military Projects/Products

+ 6-9 month contract
+ 800 to 950 per day
+ Some hybrid working
+ Onsite near Winchester
+ EW Project specialist

Key Skills:
+ DV Cleared
+ Supporting Military projects and product bids within Survivability
+ Previous experience taking a lead role delivering framework/product projects

This opportunity requires experience of working with the UK Ministry of Defence, preferably taking a leading role delivering framework / product projects.

• The ideal candidate will be accustomed to working with different levels of an organisation and will have experience of strategic programme and project management, setting direction and gaining senior buy-in to deliver successful outcomes for customers.

• You will achieve success by using modern, effective Project Management techniques, taking a leading role in your own professional and personal development.

• Working closely with the relevant Campaign Manager to balance resources and risks to achieve revenue and cash targets in line with the business strategy and priorities.

Primary Job Purpose:

• Consistently execute contracts fully to schedule, cost, and quality

• Professionally interface-to and manage external Customers, Subcontractors and Partners, and internal Business Functions (balancing the needs of the business and the needs of stakeholders)

• Create trusted and enduring relationships, building value for both the customer and Roke.

• Plan for and successfully mobilise contracts.

• Identify, prioritise and mitigate/manage risks & issues associated with bidding & delivery.

• Bid with confidence; knowing schedule, cost & quality factors are fully considered.

• Report/forecast accurately against key performance measures/indicators (KPIs)

• Continually improve delivery capability in parallel to bids & contracts

• To ensure all projects within your portfolio are delivered as per contractual requirements, on time, to quality and cost. This will include the need to act in the capacity of a Project Manager on specific projects within the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building and actively managing project teams

• Successfully deliver bids and contracts to target schedule, cost and quality levels; this means fully understanding the governing contract and delivering it on time and in full (OTIF)

• Identifying, prioritising and actively managing risks & issues associated with bids & live contracts; includes appropriate and timely escalation.

• Providing timely and accurate forecast information and project reporting, managing both internal and external stakeholders expectations as appropriate

• Ensuring all project artefacts (both deliverable & non-deliverable) are appropriately controlled and produced to a high standard