Full-Time DE&S Senior Project Manager
Job Description
Salary
£46,750 – £55,000, per annum (plus benefits). Salary listed is pro rata. Internal candidates/existing Civil Servants should refer to the Further Information Leaflet for salary details.
Job description
DE&S is the force behind the UK Armed Forces, and is a highly specialised part of the Ministry of Defence. From the procurement of clothes to carriers, food to fighter jets, we ensure our UK military customers – the Royal Navy, the British Army and the Royal Air Force – have the equipment and support they need to carry out their duties effectively.
Based on-site at RAF Lossiemouth, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager working within our Air Domain. This role will see you directly supporting the introduction of the E-7 Wedgetail capability, working hand in hand with our industry partners including Boeing.
E-7 Wedgetail will be a responsive and globally deployable Airborne Warning and Control System capability that provides battle management and wide area air surveillance in support of UK, NATO and Coalition forces. The Programme will deliver three aircraft and supporting ground-based systems to the Royal Air Force with the first aircraft due to be delivered in 2023 having started modification this year. DE&S have been tasked with delivering the technical infrastructure for E-7 Wedgetail to operate alongside P-8A Poseidon at RAF Lossiemouth. This exciting opportunity will see you manage the infrastructure programme and co-ordinate the integration of the aircraft and supporting systems into RAF Lossiemouth. You will be the main focal point for the programme at RAF Lossiemouth, establishing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders (both internal and external) whilst ensuring minimal operational impacts to the Royal Air Force’s front line operations.
This could be the ideal career for you, providing a rare opportunity to develop your skills and experience of leadership and delivering successful outcomes in a varied environment working on one-of-a-kind projects critical to UK Defence.
Please note due to security requirements, these posts will be reserved for UK Nationals
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Accountable for leading, managing high performing multi-disciplinary teams and setting project direction and delivering across all functions to deliver agreed outcomes within the associated complex project
• Support an open, honest no blame culture. Embedding and adhering to all governance and policy and enable the required compliance throughout your team.
• Agree with the Customer: the objective, requirements and the means of acceptance in line with the MoD’s Operating Model and Defence Lines of Development.
• Drive the timely establishment of contracts with Commercial Officers to enable the required contractual contribution from industry.
• Meeting budgets within all In-Year and longer-term accounting periods for the MoD’s equipment procurement programme and operating expenditure. Lead and ensure that the wider financial (and resource) profiles are driven from the activities in the project schedule and the work breakdown structure
What you will be assessed against
To be successful with your application you must demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
• Experience of leading and managing a project management team delivering complex portfolio projects.
To be successful with your application you must demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
• Experience of leading and managing a project management team delivering complex portfolio projects.
In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competencies and behaviours will be assessed at interview:
• Stakeholder Management – Practitioner
• Controlling a Project – Practitioner
• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
What’s in it for you?
You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.
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Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
About your team
The Project Management Function provides a pipeline of project professionals to deliver our complex programme of work. The breadth of what our Project Managers do, means a career with us gives you a fantastic level of variety and a genuine ability to develop your project management career. From developing the nation’s future submarines to acquiring armoured vehicles, our work is at the forefront of fast-paced, cutting-edge project delivery.
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