Business & Project Management Lead

Job Title: Business & Project Management Lead

Please note: Automatic promotion is not guaranteed

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

The opportunity:

An opportunity has arisen for a Business & Project Management Lead role working in UK Manufacturing.

• Leading a PM&C team to drive for the achievement of contractual requirements, ensuring the best practice in Project Management disciplines and company processes (CLC 2) are effectively deployed to achieve an On Time, On Cost, On Quality outcome.
• The role requires you to build and maintain strong relationships with several Project, Programme and Manufacturing teams as you will be overseeing a range of different project areas.
• Provide line management, guidance and mentoring to direct reports so that they can effectively deliver the appropriate level of support to their project or programme.
• Performing data analysis and reporting to various stakeholders.
• This role involves joint working with other NATCOs through ICT arrangements and as such, strong joint working across a multi-national community is essential
• The role are requires you to establish a strong and productive Project Business Culture, forming and maintaining strong relationships with the associated Governance Structures (e.g. PMO) to maintain robust data and information underpinning accurate reporting of Key Milestones, Estimates at Completion and Workload Forecasts.
• The role is an exciting one providing the opportunity to work with a great team, a breadth of products and programmes and numerous stakeholders.

What we're looking for from you:

• Ability to embrace new challenges and deal with varying levels of ambiguity
• Having drive and motivation in leading project teams to strive for excellence in the face of adversity
• Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers able to deliver complex programmes with an understanding of technical and strategic risk and commercial challenges
• Engaging individuals willing to share their experience and find opportunities for improvements and efficiencies
• Negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to establish and maintain strong internal and external relationships and work collaboratively across various levels in the organisation.
• Effective stakeholder managers with experience working with a highly intelligent customer environment
• Sound business judgement, skills and knowledge including technical appreciation of complex problems
• Drive and motivation when working as an embedded part of a diverse and multi-functional team. You will be required to lead project teams to strive for excellence in the face of adversity
• Sound understanding of manufacturing and appreciation of technical and complex manufacturing related problems
• Knowledge and understanding of Export Control requirements and Inter Company Trading processes.
• Engage, share standard methodology and find opportunities for innovation

Our Business:

• We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.
• We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
• Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), Twitter (@MBDAcareers), Instagram (lifeatMBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply.

As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.