Strategic Programme Lead

1 week ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Roke Full time

Roke is a pioneering technology and engineering consultancy that seeks to make a positive impact on the world. As a trusted partner, Roke delivers cutting-edge research, development services, and products to prominent clients across various sectors.

The fourth industrial revolution is transforming industries through connectivity, automation, and productivity. However, it also presents new cybersecurity challenges to critical national infrastructure and businesses.

We are seeking an experienced, proactive, and results-driven Strategic Programme Lead to join our National Security (NS) Business Unit. Reporting to the NS Head of Delivery, this role will be responsible for leading the bid and delivery of diverse projects, including Research & Development, Product Development, Software and Solution Delivery, for high-profile customers in the UK and internationally.

Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities

  • To successfully manage projects from concept to completion, adhering to contractual requirements, time scales, quality, and cost while ensuring customer satisfaction according to company processes and procedures.
  • Lead the creation of competitive and compelling bids that address customer pain points and requirements in collaboration with the account and technical teams.
  • To develop effective relationships with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and partners to ensure successful and collaborative project delivery.
  • Financial management of projects to ensure accurate financial forecasts (revenue, cash, and profit) for projects using company tools and processes.
  • Manage resource requirements and build solid working relationships with the Resourcing function and client stakeholders.
  • Create and lead effective project teams to deliver successful projects by setting clear objectives and supporting the team to achieve them.
  • Experienced and capable to fulfill the Project Management role throughout the project lifecycle, from idea/concept to project closure.
  • Work with technical teams to document and manage assumptions and dependencies to produce a project plan and maintain it throughout the project.
  • Ensure requirements are being managed, recorded, and signed off in the designated tool for the project.
  • Maintain a risk register of threats and opportunities for the programme and validate contingency costs against these.
  • Collaborate with the Account team to identify opportunities for expansion and deliver against these.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

  • Excellent Stakeholder Management skills.
  • Extensive experience in managing projects ranging from conceptual research through to sub-system development, delivery, and support of programmes up to £5m.
  • Highly effective problem-solving ability supported by proactive and adaptive team leadership skills.
  • Able to work through complex situations while maintaining communications with multiple stakeholders.
  • Solid business acumen and project finance skills.
  • Strong appreciation of technology and trends, and associated engineering methods.
  • Flexible and willing to contribute where needed in the business cycle to further the team's success.
  • Pre-sale/bid delivery experience and thorough understanding of the business lifecycle.
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering projects.
  • Demonstrable experience of building excellent relationships both internally and with key client stakeholders.
  • Able to operate in a deadline-focused environment.

Education and Qualifications

  • BSc. Graduate or equivalent experience.
  • APMP or PMP Qualifications or equivalent experience.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be eligible to achieve SC and DV clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC and 10 years for DV. For more information about clearance eligibility, please see level clearance requirements. A bonus is available and will be considered upon application.

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