UWS UK Head of Training

1 month ago

Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales Full time
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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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.

Job title: UWS UK Head of Training

Location : Templecombe or Cheadle

This role will provide the overall strategic direction and leadership with accountability for ensuring that a portfolio of Training Services and related projects are delivered to cost, schedule and quality. The role will initially shape the strategy, align the existing and near term offers and delivery teams and then collate these into a portfolio. This role will evolve to manage an expanding portfolio of work, with bid and project teams, and sales and marketing.

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:

Apply leadership and direction to ensure the successful delivery of Training projects and work packages across Mine Warfare, Anti-Submarine warfare and the Services sectors. This includes the following;

Assume ultimate accountability for the delivery of the Training projects and work packages programmes and associated management and financial reporting. Provide strategic organisational, market and business context to drive the successful outcomes of the projects. Develop a strong and engaged team ethos focused on successful delivery with a “One Thales” approach. Be the overall point of reference to ensure that key relationships are being effectively managed and that vital customer, industry and business knowledge and networks are being effectively utilised to deliver the projects. Provide overall strategic governance for the effective use of Thales project management processes.

About you:

Significant management experience in large complex, demanding, multi-entity, multi-company, international programme in the maritime naval domain. Educated to degree level in a discipline that is compatible with the requirements of Project Management and the technical understanding to deliver sensitive maritime projects. Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management (or an equivalent level of professional experience). The ability to adapt leadership style to achieve the desired results from interactions with team members and stakeholders. Strong organisational skills and an ability to successfully lead teams. The ability to provide strategic overview and direction to drive the successful delivery of projects across complex multi-faceted organisational and stakeholder boundaries. Excellent professional project management knowledge and the ability to flow down successful project management strategies in a complex and multi-faceted organisation. Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business. Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills with written presentation and report writing skills. Commercial, financial and business acumen. A positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills. The ability to adapt personal style of management and communication to achieve the desired results from interactions with team members and stakeholders. Knowledge of the warship technical domain including naval systems integration, combat systems and the ability to interface with a ship building entity.

Financial / Budgetary Responsibility:

Growing to ~£120M of Projects with full accountability of keeping Project on time to cost. 

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. 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.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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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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