A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager with some Bid experience to join the team with our prestigious client BAE Systems this is a hybrid role at their site in Scotstoun.
Job Description
A manager with extensive knowledge of Project Management gained through experience.
A manager of qualified professional employees typically running a medium-sized project, or a work package within a larger project.
Early project lifecycle experience / bid management favourable
Manage project scope to ensure that all aspects are fully defined to ensure customer requirements are achieved as well as ensuring the accurate recording and reporting of progress of planned targets for budget, schedule and quality.
Responsible for the financial performance and risk management of their project scope
Management of a multi-disciplinary team in a project environment
Manage and support Customer / Stakeholder groups through reviews and progress meetings
Manage negotiations / dispute resolution with Customer / Stakeholder / Sub-Contractor
Deliver regular briefs at a senior level for the project
Translate contracted requirements into a complete and coherent plan of the work to be performed, including a schedule, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Organisation Breakdown Structure (OBS), work packages definitions, resource plan and associated documents
Implement and refine as necessary, project planning to ensure appropriate task and budget flow down and monitoring of achievement both within the project team and for external providers
Provide regular plan / schedule updates including earned value monitoring, estimates to completion and preparation of inputs to Control Account Manager (CAM) and Contract Status Report (CSR) reviews
Ensure the projects requirements are formally captured and configured including the means to record and manage head and sub contract alignment
Lead the planning and preparation for Phase Reviews
Produce and maintain the project management plan for current and future phases of the Project /Programme
Lead on resourcing issues, including maintaining a resource plan
Manage subcontractor & vendor management
Develop and maintain the coherent, fully integrated and project plans, budgets and work breakdown structures.
Control and monitor assigned projects so that they are delivered to agreed time, budget and quality, regularly reviewing and reporting on progress against plan.
Lead the production of programme plans and monitor performance and emerging trends to identify and resolve variances and issues.
Build and maintain effective liaison with all functional groups involved in project delivery to enable all functional, quality and other requirements of projects to be delivered.
Lead, develop, support and motivate reporting and staff to ensure that they are aware of and capable of delivering their work scope.
Lead the development of policies and procedures in assigned areas, ensure that all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to by reporting staff or on allocated projects and that they are carried out in such a way as to minimise risk.
Coordinate the collation, documentation and transfer of project LFE (Learning From Experience)
Provide advice and recommendations to senior programme managers and directors to support decisions
Knowledge:
Experienced professional with extensive knowledge of Project Management (tools, techniques, practices) and basic knowledge of other functions such as Commercial & Finance.
Able to develop innovative solutions to complex issues in a wider Business context.
Extensive understanding of the Business environment for own project and team.
Recognised as an experienced Project Management practitioner. Skills:
Demonstrates good commercial practices & how it integrates within own project area.
Developed communication and diplomacy skills. Able to persuade and influence internal & external stakeholders, sometimes at senior levels internally.
Controls resources and policy formation in wider area of responsibility. Limited guidance needed from seniors. Qualifications:
University level education or professional qualifications gained through industry.
Professional PM Qualification or years of practical experience gained through application of Project Management.
Recognising the restricted nature of the work there is a requirement for the candidate to be eligible to obtain Security Clearance for this role.