World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead on an initial 12‑month contract. The role is hybrid: 2 days per week onsite and remaining days working from home.
Rate: £33 per hour
Location: Bolton
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Overtime compensation: Hours over 37 will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 12 months (initially, with the potential for ongoing and long‑term work)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Responsibilities
* Generate competitive Manufacturing Bids for Industrial Transfer packages, ensuring compliance with all business and commercial criteria.
* Deliver Industrial Transfer projects or sub‑projects, meeting agreed time, budget, and quality targets; review progress and intervene as necessary.
* Lead the Manufacturing Offload Process, supporting Manufacturing Functions and project teams in identifying Offload opportunities and suitable suppliers.
* Generate Business Cases to support Offload Opportunities and ensure governance is adhered to.
* Implement Manufacturing Industrial Policy/Strategy, aligning it with New Business Pipelines and Technology Roadmaps.
* Manage stakeholder interfaces, including internal customers, and report accurately on all aspects of project performance.
* Support the New Business Team in identifying new opportunities and developing approaches to win business.
* Participate in developing, maintaining and modifying manufacturing processes and procedures in line with relevant standards and best practice.
* Collect, summarise and present information or data, carrying out predefined analyses for decision‑making.
* Actively engage in Functional & Strategic Change activities, supporting best practice and functional excellence.
* Develop and maintain key relationships with internal customers and subcontractors.
Qualifications / Experience
* Proven experience as Project Manager delivering fixed‑cost programmes of significant value within a matrix organisation, preferably in an engineering or production environment.
* Experience communicating at a high level with key stakeholders and influencing outcomes in complex situations.
* Experience applying Project Management skills on the assistant level in a relevant business environment.
* Experience working on complex bids and generating costed proposals, demonstrating a track record of accomplishment and commercial acumen.
* Commercially astute, able to use cost models to produce detailed costings for direct and indirect manufacturing costs.
* Strong presentation skills – capable of preparing bid packs or cost brochures in PowerPoint and presenting to Senior Management for approval.
* Ability to articulate costing approaches, collating evidence for audit purposes.
* Ensures manufacturing stakeholders are involved throughout the bid data lifecycle and bids are delivered competitively and compliantly.
* Maintains effective process governance, ensuring projects adhere to all policies and procedures while fostering best‑practice sharing.
* Excellent communication and networking skills, with experience working within multi‑functional teams.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a proactive approach.
Planning & Scheduling
* Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
Regulatory Compliance
* Ensure adherence to aerospace industry regulations and standards.
Project Management Toolsets
* SAP/Primavera P6
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