Our globally established and highly recognised Client continues to be the market leader for the design, manufacture and supply of marine raft / lifejacket / marine safety equipment used globally within the defence and marine sectors.
Reporting into the Programme Manager, you will sit as part of the engineering family who are responsible for creating everything from the initial product concept to the final design of their globally supplied products to the marine, defence and aerospace sectors in particular.
Your role will manage the design engineering process & team for a highly specialised product set, providing the highest level of engineering subject matter expertise to drive forward product development and innovation.
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
Leading allocated projects according to accepted methodology, ensuring appropriate governance is applied and performance metrics identified, monitored, and reported to ensure adequate progress at all stages of the project lifecycle and within individual contract terms
Documenting a clearly defined project scope and performance metrics; creates workable project plans
Managing project schedules and work breakdown structures
Establishing and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of allocated projects and communicates progress to relevant stakeholders, governance boards and identified external partners
Identify, track and manage project risk, communicating the impact of risk on cost, quality and delivery schedule
Ensuring effective and complete project documentation
Supporting production of commercial proposals, bids and quotes, including selection of suitable sub-contractors, equipment suppliers and equipment
Reviewing contract specifications, terms and conditions to identify costs and prepare budgets for all allocated projects; manages costs to budget for all allocated projects
Providing technical subject matter expertise to interpret and apply policy and regulatory requirements to ensure product set keeps pace with legislation, guidance and best practice
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Wide and deep general engineering experience
Project Management experience
Ideal exposure to MS-Project / have Prince 2 accreditation
Managerial or supervisory experience
Must have problem solving skills
Willingness to travel
This role will be in support of highly specialised and qualified products supplied to a global market. Security Clearances may be required as this company operates in the defence sectors. Therefore, British Nationals/suitable nationalities can only be accepted.
This is a site-based role working within a process driven environment. We are seeking candidates who have a drive and enthusiasm to support the accurate delivery of projects.
This position comes with a competitive salary range as well as comprehensive benefits.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included