About The Role
Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. As Senior Programme Manager, you will be responsible for the mobilisation and execution of a significant portion of the company's Ship & Fleet Protection business area, centred around large maritime defence contracts and smaller, related projects. Together, these comprise a Programme of related projects.
This role will be based at our Barnstaple with an expected on site presence 2 days per week, but allows for flexible working.
The salary for this role is up to £75k, depending on experience.
What you'll be doing
Lead the delivery of the allocated Programmes and projects in line with the overall company strategy
Plan and monitor programme and project execution, leading to the successful delivery of programmes to time, cost & quality
Set goals and objectives for projects
Develop, approve and manage budgets
Report programme status updates to the leadership team
Apply change, risk, and resource management principles and best-practice.
Act as senior interface to customers and external stakeholders
Mitigate/resolve issues within project teams and with stakeholders
Maximise business outturns through continual monitoring and identification of opportunities, both within existing project baselines and new business
Act as a role model, setting the standards for Project, Programme and Portfolio ManagementThe skills you'll need
Multi-year experience managing multiple firm price £50m+ UK maritime defence programmes
Proven in-depth knowledge and experience of all phases of a project from inception, planning and organisation, monitoring & control and closure.
Expert in risk and opportunity management
Direct experience working alongside senior stakeholders from the Royal Navy, UKMOD and applicable industry.
An excellent communicator at both senior and lower working levels.
Able to demonstrate both effective change and conflict management with highly developed influencing skills
Experience of contemporary project managements tools, including Earned Value Management
An improvement and growth mindset
Formal qualifications with the APM (PMQ/PPQ), professional registration (ChPP) or actively working towards similar level qualifications.About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer
At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance
Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
Half day Fridays
Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leaveFamily & wellbeing
Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
All Staff Bonus
Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning Facilities & resources
Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
Private seated lunch areas
Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
Onsite showers and toiletries provision
Free onsite parkingJoin us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you'd like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed)