Portfolio Manager

1 week ago

Romsey, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

About Us

Built over a 60-year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act - through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe - that's our mission, passion, and motivation.

Joining a team united by purpose and ambition, you'll be at the heart of an exciting growth journey: having doubled in size over the last 4 years, we intend to double our headcount by 2027. At Roke, every individual counts. We push technical boundaries, together. We re-invest in product innovation, and we empower our people to make a difference.

We are a friendly and flexible team with a culture of 'time, trust and freedom'. Having a diverse workforce is a key priority for us and is critical to our success. We pride ourselves on listening to each other's aspirations and are accommodating wherever possible.

About the Role

Portfolios are locally managed from within each Business Unit (BU) and are aligned to our campaigns, customers, services, or strategic growth, with the function executed by a Portfolio Manager who reports directly into the Head of Delivery, who in-turn reports to the BU Director.

As a Portfolio Manager you will work closely with the relevant Client Manager to balance resources and risks to achieve your revenue and cash targets in line with the business strategy and priorities. As well as managing your portfolio (60% ), you will support bids and manage/ assure some projects within your own portfolio (30%), and have line management responsibility for others ( 10%) .

Primary Job Purpose
To work with Client Managers and Sales Solutions Architects, to deliver value to our customers and growth to our business.
To ensure all projects within your portfolio are delivered as per contractual requirements, on time, to quality and cost. This will include the need to act in the capacity of a Project Manager on specific projects within the portfolio.
To provide Client Manager(s) and IA Leadership Team with great insight on the portfolio in support of key decisions and setting the strategy.
To provide the Assistant Director with high levels of confidence in the accuracy of our financial reporting.
To keep the Client Manager and IA Leadership Team informed of relevant risks, issues and progress of the portfolio, escalating appropriate matters for resolution.
To provide line management, support, guidance, and direction to project managers within your portfolio. Key Responsibilities
Maintaining a consistently high-level of delivery confidence across all projects within the portfolio - quickly identifying and mitigating all significant delivery risks and issues and minimising impact.
Providing consistently accurate and financial forecasting for all projects within the portfolio - with particular focus on revenue forecasting accuracy, forecasting must include a clear narrative associated risk and opportunities.
Ensuring the needs of the portfolio (for people, space, IT and Infrastructure, Security, MI and Tooling) have accurate representation within the Integrated Business Planning Process; risks and issues are to be prioritised and escalated based on impact (e.g. impacting safety or revenue).
Continually identifying and exploiting opportunities to increase project profitability/margin and maximise staff utilisation.
Line management & career & personal development of PMs within your portfolio.
Identifying, prioritising and actively managing risks & issues associated with bids & live contracts within the portfolio; including appropriate, and timely reporting and escalation.
Successfully deliver bids and contracts to target schedule, cost, and quality levels; this means fully understanding the governing contract and delivering it on-time and in full (OTIF).
Always fully complying with Roke's published policies and procedures.
Undertake such other reasonable duties, commensurate with the job holder's experience and qualifications, as may be required for the smooth operation of the business. Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
P3M qualifications (e.g. MoP, MSP)
Appropriate Project Management qualifications (e.g. APM, PMI, Prince2)
BA/BSc/BEng desired Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Extensive P3M experience in a customer facing organisation - successfully working at project, programme, and portfolio levels.
Experience and in depth understanding of portfolio management methodology and practice.
Ideally knowledge of the Defence domain and experience in interfacing with UK MOD and government agencies.
Ideally some experience of product development, manufacturing, and production.
Highly analytical, able to utilise large amount of data to form hypothesis and provide recommendations.
Effective communicator, able to report and present complex information in a digestible format.
Experienced people manager and leader, able to bring the best out in others. The Benefits and Perks...
Flexi-time: Working hours to suit you and your life.
Annual bonus: Based on profit share and personal performance.
Private medical insurance: Includes cover for existing conditions.
Chemring Share Save: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5 year plan. Clearances

Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve SC or DV clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 5 years or 10 years or DV Clearance.

The Next Step

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV setting out how you meet the above criteria - there is no need for a cover letter but you may send one if you wish

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