Are you a Project Manager looking to join a successful and growing company?
TKMS ATLAS UK develop, supply and support cutting-edge maritime technology for customers worldwide. They are offering flexible working, and an opportunity to work with like minded people within a supportive team.
We are looking for a Project Manager to lead and deliver high value, complex projects across its Surface Ship domain, managing programmes in excess of £10M from inception through to completion, demonstrating strong leadership, strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills.
Knowledge and experience of the Project Manager
* Experience of successfully delivering complex technical products from initial design definition through to final test and acceptance into service
* Excellent organisational and leadership skills and experience with leading diverse teams, stakeholders and suppliers
* Experience of managing significant value (financial, strategic) projects to challenging timescales, budgets and requirements
* Domain experience in the defence business or a recognised high end technical industry
* Good commercial skills and awareness of relevant contractual aspects associated with project delivery
* Ability to effectively communicate, present and negotiate direct with key external stakeholders (Government, Navy, industry) often in overseas environments
Key responsibilities
* Reporting to all internal and external stakeholders including travelling for face to face communications
* Defining the project structure, planning and WBS building on the information generated during the bid phase
* Definition of the Project Team that will lead the project delivery
* Clear definition and placement of work packages including key subcontracts required to deliver the project
* Ensuring appropriate risk, opportunity, security, trade controls, quality and configuration management for the project
* Planning, monitoring, control and update of the project including management of project Life Cycle
* Ensuring that the contract remains up to date and consistent with the project goals and business objectives - Ensuring that contract milestones are met and that cash flow is optimised
Bid Management
* PMs are also key contributors to bids and are required to apply the fundamental project management principles and methodology to bids including:
* WBS, OBS and programme definition (external and internal)
* Customer and supplier negotiations
* Internal bid reviews
* Responsible to the Surface Ships Head of Delivery, Ships Divisional Head and Senior Management Team in all matters relating to project delivery
* External to the business, the PM is responsible to the customer for successful delivery of the project
* The PM represents the project on behalf of the business to the customer, external partners, stakeholders and suppliers
* PM sets and supervises the corresponding goals and targets for the project team, work package providers and / or suppliers
Behavioural requirements
* Highly motivated, enthusiastic and delivery focused
* Innovative and prepared to challenge conventional thinking
* Tenacity and determination with desire to deliver outputs and results
* Team player and leader
* Confident and enthusiastic
* Excellent communication skills oral and written
* Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
* Comfortable dealing with Senior Management
Benefits
* - Career Development and Training
* - 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years employment and 30 days after 10 years) - Dental Cover and Employee Assistance Programme - Flexible working patterns
At TKMS ATLAS UK, we support our staff to create work-life balance and encourage applications from individuals who are looking for part time or condensed hours as well as full time opportunities. The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).
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