Head of Training Services for UWS UK

3 weeks ago

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

At Thales, we empower armed forces customers with operational superiority at every critical moment throughout their missions. Our defence and military clients depend on us to provide a comprehensive array of defence mission systems solutions across land, sea, and air. Our platforms encompass the entire battlespace, including Above Water and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems.

We offer remarkable opportunities for dedicated employees to enhance their skills and advance their careers with us. At Thales UK, we engage in research, development, and the provision of technology and services that positively impact millions of lives daily, making life better and ensuring safety. We innovate across five key sectors: Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security, and Space. Your health and well-being are paramount to us, which is why we provide flexibility to prioritize what matters to you; whether that involves part-time hours, job sharing, remote work, or the ability to adjust your start and finish times. Whenever feasible, we support a working pattern that aligns with your lifestyle and helps you achieve your goals.

Position Overview:

This role is responsible for providing overarching strategic direction and leadership, ensuring that a suite of Training Services and associated projects are delivered within budget, on schedule, and to the highest quality standards. Initially, this position will focus on shaping the strategy, aligning existing and upcoming offerings with delivery teams, and consolidating these into a cohesive portfolio. As the role evolves, it will oversee an expanding array of work, including bid and project teams, as well as sales and marketing efforts.

Core Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Half-day every Friday, typically concluding around 13:00
  • 28 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase up to 40 additional hours per year (pro rata)
  • 24 hours of paid volunteering
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme
  • Life insurance
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to a mental well-being app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes with major brands and retailers
  • Gym membership discounts
Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and direction to ensure the successful execution of Training projects and work packages across Mine Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, and the Services sectors. This includes:
  • Assuming ultimate accountability for the delivery of Training projects and work packages, along with associated management and financial reporting.
  • Offering strategic organizational, market, and business context to drive successful project outcomes.
  • Fostering a strong and engaged team culture focused on successful delivery with a unified Thales approach.
  • Serving as the primary point of reference to ensure effective management of key relationships and that essential customer, industry, and business knowledge and networks are leveraged to deliver projects.
  • Providing overall strategic governance for the effective application of Thales project management processes.
About You:
  • Extensive management experience in large, complex, demanding, multi-entity, international programmes within the maritime naval domain.
  • Degree-level education in a discipline relevant to Project Management and the technical expertise required to deliver sensitive maritime projects.
  • Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management (or equivalent professional experience).
  • Ability to adapt leadership style to achieve desired results from interactions with team members and stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to lead teams effectively.
  • Capability to provide strategic oversight and direction to ensure successful project delivery across complex organizational and stakeholder landscapes.
  • Excellent professional project management knowledge and the ability to implement successful project management strategies in a multifaceted organization.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to engage with customers, partners, suppliers, and other business areas.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and verbal communication skills, along with proficiency in written presentation and report writing.
  • Commercial, financial, and business acumen.
  • A positive attitude complemented by excellent interpersonal and motivational skills.
  • Ability to adjust personal management and communication style to achieve desired outcomes from interactions with team members and stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with the warship technical domain, including naval systems integration and combat systems, and the ability to interface with shipbuilding entities.
Financial / Budgetary Responsibility:
  • Growing to approximately £120M of Projects with full accountability for maintaining project timelines and budgets.
Security Clearance:
This role will require SC Clearance. While it is advantageous to currently hold this clearance, it is mandatory for the successful applicant to undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. For further guidance, please visit the UKSV website.

To qualify for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last five years. In certain circumstances, a minimum of three years' residence in the UK over the last five years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For more details on the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance, please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK.

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

Thales UK is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with disabilities or long-term conditions can perform at their best during the recruitment process.

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