Program Manager

Program Manager

Bedfordshire

Brief

A Program Manager is needed for a respected and highly reputable defence firm based in Bedfordshire who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Program Manager that takes pride in their work and experience working with project management, team leadership and regulated engineering environments.

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Program Manager will include:

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Managing execution of and transition between all phases, including bid decision, proposal development, negotiations, award, startup, execution, sustainment, and contract closure.
• The development/updating of the Statement of Work (SOW), WBS, WBS Dictionary, IMP with the Lead Planner / Controller.
• Establishing and maintaining approved plans, technical, cost, schedule, and resource baselines.
• Developing and agreeing Works Authorisation (WADs) in line with the baseline.
• Ensure the scope description clearly defines the work scope in sufficient detail such that the planning adequately reflects the work to be accomplished within budget and schedule requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for the team.
• Preparation, maintenance and updating resourcing plans in the Resource Management Tool (RMT)and engage with resource owners to ensure the team is staffed with the skills and experience to meet the objectives.
• Achieve performance, cost, schedule, quality, revenue, and profit objectives.
• Where required implementing a Programme Performance Management process, including the application of Earned Value Management (EVM)principles alongside the Lead Planner / Controller. Ensuring that EVM requirements are flowed down to subcontractors if applicable.
• Implement and manage the risk and opportunity management plan and process alongside the assigned

Risk and Opportunity Manager.

• Ensuring the application of quality management processes.
• Determining schedule status of all active work packages on a monthly basis at least.
• Where applicable determining the earned value status for all active work packages.
• Generation, analysis and review of Estimate-At-Completion on a monthly basis, taking into account the impact of cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Coordinate schedule and cost variance issues and implement corrective action plans.
• Reviewing and approving performance data and schedule progress according to the established business rhythm at least monthly
• Generation of slides and reports for customer and business area reviews.
• Ensuring independent assessment of proposal and project progress and performance.
• Compliance to processes and procedures.
• Leading and managing the assigned team to successfully deliver the objectives.
• Identify, address and resolve conflicts.
• Managing the stakeholders according to their interests and influences.

What experience you need to be the successful Program Manager

• Experienced in delivering successful Projects for technical development programmes in a corporate environment.
• Frequent interaction with senior leader's proven record of shaping/influencing financial/strategic decision making.
• Strong leadership attributes.
• APMP/APMPQ
• Prior experience in the defence industry is highly desirable, or alternatively an industry with similar levels of governance and similar gate approval processes for projects and bids.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Program Manager to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

Please note that eligibility for UK security clearance up to SC level is required for the Program Manager position.

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