Senior Project Manager

2 months ago


Crawley UK, West Sussex, United Kingdom Thales Full time

Job title: Senior Project Manager


Location: Crawley (hybrid working arrangement 3 days a week in the office)


We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Avionics (AVS) UK team in Crawley, West Sussex.


Security Clearance Requirements: UK Eyes only (sole British national)


Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

  • Performance-related bonus
  • Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
  • 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
  • 24 hours volunteering paid for
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme
  • Life cover
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
  • Gym membership discounts


Key responsibilities:

The Project Manager is responsible for all activities during bid and/or contract fulfilment of a project including:

  • Planning, setting up, organising, documenting, executing and concluding a project in accordance with approved processes, procedures, methods and tools whilst employing a ‘Best Practices’ approach in all instances.
  • Presenting and reporting the project progress and activities to the Head of Programmes, Sector General Manager as required.
  • Supporting in the defining, establishing, managing and leading a high performing and successful integrated project organisation, including individual and team resource profiling.
  • Implementing, maintaining and managing all elements of project management including: integration, value, scope, quality, procurement, time, finance, human resource, risk, opportunities and communications.
  • Achieving and endeavouring to improve project cost and working capital requirement budgets.
  • Ensure all company processes and any legal requirements for exporting goods and services are compliant.
  • Ensuring that programme plans and estimates for bids are appropriately developed and reviewed.
  • Draft and support the management of work packages including monthly reporting requirements and maintenance of a project risk register. Production of project metrics and the contribution/adherence to the formal chorus II ‘Manage Bids & Manage Programmes’ process.
  • Managing the requirements of multiple stakeholders (internal & external) on a project.
  • If necessary supporting the bid team in the capture lead role within the Manage Bid Process.
  • Working across various support functions within the project environment in order to ensure effective team working is implemented in support of the business and project objectives.
  • Providing support to change project and process improvement initiatives that impact on or are initiated from within the programme environment.
  • Responsible for demonstrating behaviour that is consistent with the Thales Key Values
  • Responsible for maintaining an ethical approach to business, in line with the Thales ethics policy.


About you:

  • Proven experience as a Programme / Project Manager with a good understanding of project integration, value, scope, quality, procurement, time, finance, risk, opportunities and communications.
  • Experience and a proven track record of Customer focussed behaviour in the delivery of projects.
  • Good understanding of different support models varying from basic support to complex support for meeting customer requirements
  • Good understanding of Through Life Support activities, including DRACAS, obsolescence and asset modelling within a Project Support environment.
  • Strong Risk Management background
  • Engineering familiarity likely to include s/w, h/w and systems engineering.
  • Good Commercial awareness is essential and experience of contract management and negotiations is desirable.
  • Hands-on experience that covers project control, financial reporting, budgeting, process development, lean manufacturing, quality or environmental management.



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