Head of Programmes S2076 IBP

Location: Cheadle, United KingdomThales 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.

Head of Programmes for S2076 IBP (In Board Process)

Based in Cheadle– Hybrid working 3 days in the office weekly

Are you an inquisitive person with a natural propensity to identify risks and solve problems before they occur, together with building significant relationships with both internal and external stakeholders – Are you looking for your next challenge within Project Management where you can help shape and drive the project to support business growth?

What the role has to offer:

• Drive continuous improvement in ways of working to increase growth

• Opportunity to see innovative world leading solutions from inception to delivery

• To be involved in a department with significant business growth plans

• Great opportunity for career development

Our Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of S2076 IBP (In Board Process) to join Thales (UWS) Under Water Systems, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) business area, who provide sonar solutions for the Royal Navy, and Commonwealth Partners to support the S2076 programme.

S2076 sits within the ASW Sector, the S2076 IBP Portfolio's primary aim is to optimise the Inboard Product Building Blocks to deliver effectively to multiple programmes, and ensure any Customer specific bespoke changes are aligned where possible within the evolving Product Roadmaps and to

provide overall strategic direction and leadership within UWS for all aspects of the S2076 IBP, and in so doing ensure effective delivery of capability to support a range of Customer facing Project endeavours including Dreadnought, Astute, Vanguard and the emerging requirements for PACE, SSN-A and any future Export prospects.

This is a really exciting and impactful opportunity for a Projects Portfolio Manager to join and lead a growing Portfolio to deliver advanced performance and operational capability to the Warfighter at critical time. We are looking for a talented individual who can successfully manage the relationship with internal and external key stakeholders and drive alignment where possible within the evolving S2076 Product Roadmaps

This role requires a focus on managing 'Upwards' and 'Outwards', ensuring the support of senior stakeholders within the Thales business and customer community, and well as 'Inwards' and 'Downwards', driving the organisation to deliver

The primary purpose of this role is to:

• Delivery of S2076 IBP capability releases into a number of programmes within a PCT envelope.

• Provide strategic direction across all campaigns and bids, so that these are aligned to the Sonar 2076 Product Roadmaps and maximise synergies and opportunities for the maximum benefit of Thales Order Intake and footprint growth.

• Establishing the S2076 IBP Portfolio vision/strategy.

• Ensure the health, safety and general wellbeing of all team members (whether directly or matrix managed) is given the highest priority.

Security Clearance statement 

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions.  This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.  Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.  In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

About You

About You

• You will have a proven track record of delivering successful projects and/ or a portfolio of projects in a context relevant to Thales and working in a complex, multi-site organisation together with the following:-

• Leading teams both directly (up to 5 people) and matrix (up to 50 people), including responsibility for discipline and objective and development creation, coaching, etc.

• Managing customer and supplier relationships

• Leading the process of structuring and planning complex projects and the tailored deployment of best practice project controls

• 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

• Working across functional boundaries to achieve alignment and support for project objectives

• 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

• Experience with coaching junior Project Managers

• Working in a complex, multi-site organisation

What We Can Offer

We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

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.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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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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