Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Project Manager

Based Cheadle - Hybrid 3 days in the office weekly

Do you have an interest in pursuing a career in project management? Are you interested in an opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and fast moving environment? Then look no further

What the role has to offer:
  • Opportunity to see innovative world leading solutions from inception to delivery
  • Great opportunity for career development
  • Great opportunity to join a growing business where you can really add value to business growth
  • A high profile programme where you will be able to influence and shape the next generation of technology

What can we offer you:

We offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
  • Performance Related Bonus
  • Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
  • Pension Scheme
  • 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
  • Life Cover
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
  • Gym membership discounts

Our Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) to provide support on the P15 Programme which is a UK MOD led programme to deliver the next generation of submarine technology to the Royal Navy.

You will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the Inboard Cabinet Integrator and UWTC aspects of the P15 programme, managing design, testing, integration, qualification and delivery to customer. With overall responsibility for the delivery of the Cabinet Integrator and UWTC work packages and responsible for achieving project objectives to the satisfaction of both the customer and Thales.

This role requires strong leadership, professional project management expertise, excellent stakeholder management, team building skills, and a proactive approach to identifying and managing risks and opportunities.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; if not currently held it is expected that the post holder will undergo SC Clearance, please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

About you:-

You will have a proven track record of delivering successfully project within a complex multi- site organisation ideally within a similar industry together with:-
  • Leading the process of structuring and planning complex projects and the tailored deployment of best practice project controls an
  • Directing project activities with reference to the baseline and critical path, with a focus on proactive risk and opportunity management and controlling variance to time/cost/quality
  • Project financial and contractual management
  • Demand/business planning principles in a project context with a focus on the reliable forecasting of resource requirements (including critical skills) and working with adjacent functions to schedule those appropriately
  • Representing projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management
  • Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
  • Managing customer and supplier relationships

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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