Skynet Programme Manager

2 weeks ago


New Malden, United Kingdom Carbon 60 Full time

**Programme Manager - Space Systems UK**

My client is a global leader that makes a real contribution to our nation's security and future. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence they are providing ground-breaking outcomes for their customers

Location: Hybrid working, New Malden, and some travel to the US (20%)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to have an influential position in building my client's UK Space capability. They are looking to establish a Space Programme Management Office in the UK to leverage their successful US spacebusiness to deliver several UK defence capabilities.
**Your Responsibilities**:

- Establish the UK PMO to deliver work to UK MOD.
- Develop and maintain positive engagement with customers, partners and suppliers
- Contribute to UK Space bids as the delivery Programme Manager
- Management of US and UK teams for delivery of UK Defence space projects
- Resolve conflicts (including prioritisation calls) with the project and with subcontractors
- Maintenance of forecasts (both financial and resource demand)
- Responsible for formal documents such as PIP, IMS, GFX list, acceptance documents, etc.
- Responsible for managing project RAID and managing project costs
- Focal point and building trust between the MOD and the delivery team
- Drives alignment of resources (staffing, supply chain, facilities, engineering, manufacturing, and production) during capture and program execution phases.
- Directs all phases of program from inception through completion. Responsible for the cost, schedule, risk and opportunity management, and technical performance.
- Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
- Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
**Your Experience**:
They are looking for an experienced programme manager with a background in space or aerospace who wants the opportunity to lead the implementation of a Space PMO in the UK.
- You will have significant experience in the space and/or aerospace industry, ideally in defence, delivering projects/programmes ~£100M.
- Proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects across the entire lifecycle with extensive internal and external stakeholder management experience
- Delivery and acceptance of complex hardware design projects to the agreed baseline
- Demonstrable Team building with suppliers and customer
- Hold a recognised PM Qualification (APM, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
- Technical degree or equivalent knowledge/experience
- Experience of managing international delivery
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Management with 8 years of experience, OR Masters Degree with 6 years of experience.
- 5 + Years of previous relevant experience working satellite/aerospace delivery programs for commercial, civil, and / or defence customers
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 or equivalent certifications.
- Requires knowledge and experience with executing program management, risk management identification and mitigation, schedule management, EVM, and cost control.
- Requires experience on delivering hardware programs from through all phases of the life cycle - requirements, design, development, manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and fielding.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience - ability to collaborate across multiple functions and stakeholders.
**Preferred qualifications / experience**:

- Extensive internal and external stakeholder management experience
- Experience working on international programs. Preferably the UK/US.
- Experience with US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and export controls.
- Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholderneeds.
- Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.
- Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value: Knowledge and experience developing and using integrated master schedules and Earned Value techniques to monitor programs and guide corrective actions as required

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.



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