Location
Glasgow - hybrid working arrangement – 3 days per week on site
What the role has to offer:
We have a great opportunity in Thales Optronics and Missile Electronic (OME) for a Senior Project Manager to join the expanding team working on Land sector projects.
* This is a really exciting opportunity to work closely with both internal and external customers
* You will be responsible for a complex project or high value portfolio. You will liaise across the project to ensure best practice and that the project management capability strengths and weaknesses are identified and managed.
* Exposure to a cutting-edge, diverse product offering and project portfolio in a growing industry
* Opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and fast moving environment
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
* Performance‑related bonus
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
* 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
* 24 hours volunteering paid for
* Life cover
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
* Deliver the key results and performance metrics the projects, including order intake, sales, gross margin and cash.
* Management of a project team including the direct coaching and provision of assistance to less experienced / less capable project managers.
* Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid or “Demand” phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture, work definition, estimating and scheduling that will include all Milestones, activities, resources and any other feature that will require to be delivered.
* Project Governance (the Gate and Stage Processes) over the bid and project delivery activities to ensure project, technical, procurement and support processes are applied and are effective in controlling risks.
* Ensure all business planning and reporting is published in accordance with Business directives e.g. Project Management reviews (PMR), Business Operations Report (BOR) and On Time Delivery (OTD).
* Drive Quality, Cost & Delivery performance through close working with other functions.
* Manage all project stakeholders; ensuring strong communications are established and maintained.
About You:
* We are looking for a fully established Project Manager with a track record of delivering successful complex projects, ideally in the Land or other defence sector.
* Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi‑site organisation.
* Full business lifecycle management, including capture, qualification and developing capture plans and winning strategies.
* Extensive client and stakeholder management.
* Comprehensive understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule project activities (for example; WBS, OBS, milestones, dependencies, EVM).
Security Clearance statement:
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 - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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