Programme Manager

Salary: £32,400 – £36,000 per year

Programme Manager

Opportunity to progress your career with this long established high tech engineering systems company due to a healthy increase in their products.

The Programme Manager is required to take responsibility and ownership for successful Project execution of customer-funded as well as PV development/ production projects.

Activities will centre on a number of Projects in parallel for which the Project Manager could be expected to be responsible for the bid/scoping phase and then take responsibility for all aspects of the Project from, Project initiation to final acceptanc and Project closure.

A close liaison with Sales, Compliance, Contracts, Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Customer Services, Quality and Accounting departments within the group will be required to fulfil this task.

Responsibility for successful Project execution taking into account cost, time, quality, customer satisfaction and company processes & standards

Full ownership for the Projects and acting as single point of contact for all parties involved (internal & external) in the execution of the Project

Liaison with customers to ensure the finished product meets the customer requirements.

Identification of areas at risk in Project execution and implementation of measures to reduce and mitigate these.

Reporting of general progress and financial status of Projects managed on a regularly basis.

Full ownership of the commercial processing of the Project and preparation of financial data in an agreed format for presentation on a regularly basis to the management.

Export compliance for equipment/services being delivered in accordance with appropriate guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

University degree in Engineering; preferably major in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science or equivalent

HND or PMP-PMI certification or equivalent degree level within Project management or equivalent experience.

APM qualified would be advantageous

REQUIREMENTS:

A profound knowledge of Project Management techniques and processes

Good knowledge of contract management and international delivery transactions

Good knowledge of Risk mitigation.

Good communication skills are essential

Highly customer focussed

Financially and Commercially astute with focus on cost control

Knowledge of Lifecycle Management

Excellent report writing and presentations skills

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Project

Knowledge of Military/ Naval, governmental contracts and processes would be benecificial

Willingness to occasionally travel to visit Customer sites in the UK or overseas

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:

5 years practical experience within a Project Management environment

Exprience in large scale projects, e.g. infrastructure, construction, IT infrastructure

Experience in an Engineering development environment.

Software development Project Management experience is highly desirable

Experience of running Projects from conception, through implementation to closure

Ability to manage and record budgets/spend and provide forecast information

Sound customer care skills

Additional languages are beneficial