Project Assurance Manager

Salary: £60,000 – £96,000 per year

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Assurance Manager. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

This isn’t just a traditional spares and repairs support business, but covers a wide range of activities that gives the Customer a leading edge in their arenas. It is a growing line of business moving into new exciting areas of customer solutions. This role is within our Customer Support & Service Solutions (CS3) Division and based at our Luton site covering fast jet and several other In-service platforms.

WHAT YOU’LL GET
Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a
balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to
make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle,
health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
Network groups: To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have
network groups for
o Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
o Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
o Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
o Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
o We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic
Engineers).
Training: Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
Continuous Learning: You will be supported in your ongoing professional development
though training and mentoring
Investors in People: We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support
Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days

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The Quality team works on things like the Defensive Aids System and Radars for the Typhoon fighter jet as well as supporting equipment for Merlin, Wildcat and Wedgetail platfoms. As the Project Assurance Manager, you will lead a small team of Quality professionals, supporting the CS3 LoB ensuring quality is maintained throughout the lifecycle. Critical to the role is supporting the drive for a culture of Operational Excellence with a keen focus on the use of data to support continuous improvement.

What will you do:
Agree Project Assurance Plans (PAP) at both the Programme and Project level defining project assurance activities aligned to Risk, opportunity and Improvement to support the Programme and associated Projects.
Provide support on other traditional contributions from the PAM, for example:
Management of Customer complaints
Defect management including Management plan for the continued reduction in the cost of failure utilising effective tools, techniques and reporting
Focussed and targeted internal assessment plan
Working in conjunction with the Procurement Lead in the creation of a specific Supplier Management Plans to ensure;
Identification of key supplier risks in terms of supplier selection and ongoing contract execution management
Establish a plan of surveillance activities for key suppliers
Establish and maintain a set of performance KPIs
Create, agree and deliver KPIs to be used to review and inform decision making.
Attendance and contribution at Sector, Programme and IPT meetings.
To deliver programme specific assessment plans which helps the Programme Manager focus on and resolve Programme risk and realise opportunities.
To ensure the provision of Assurance expertise and capability to the various projects and programmes
Ensure effective forward load management.
Ensure development of a capable Assurance team in line with the forward load and developing business needs which will include setting L&D priorities to support the development of a high performing culture
Personally coach, mentor and manage all direct reports (Engineers and Specialists) and act as a role model for appropriate behaviours.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can
help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

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