Description
General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Programme Manager to join our Programme Management Office Team, based in Merthyr, South Wales. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £58,400 to £73,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.
General Dynamics Land Systems UK is recruiting a Programme Manager on a permanent basis. The Programme Manager will manage the front-end of the project lifecycle and will be responsible for the development of business cases, building detailed cost and schedule estimates to support the transition between opportunities to bids and to project launch. The role holder will work across the fabric of the organisation to ensure full alignment of resources to support the activities and ensure project delivery to the customer.
The role will require some travel within the UK and International.
The Programme Manager will also be required to support the wider General Dynamics Land Systems PMO, providing support to other Programmes when required.
If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:
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Development of business cases and support to business development pursuits
- Stakeholder management across the whole enterprise including, suppliers, customer and internal operations
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Interact with engineers, manufacturing teams, team leaders, suppliers and management to build robust estimates, plans and understand risks and opportunities on projects
- Support the transition of project through the bid to execution phase to ensure a successful launch
To apply for this role, you will require the following:
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Experience in Project or Programme Management preferably in a military or defence industry environment
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APMP qualified (or equivalent)
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Experience of project management in a strong matrix organization
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Experience of Leadership in a dynamic environment
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Experience of the bid process (desirable)
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Team working – motivating the team and fostering an environment of teamwork to ensure that all products are delivered on time and company goals are met
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Problem Solving – adapting to the ever-changing environment and reacting quickly to meet challenges
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Presentation – Presenting ideas and results to different stakeholders across the business including staff and senior management.
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Leadership – leading teams from different departments to achieve organizational goals
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Excellent Communication, Written and Verbal Skills and Inter-Personal skills
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Excellent Customer Service skills
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Proficient IT skills
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Understanding of Configuration management
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Previous experience of dealing with wheeled military vehicle modification activity
Our Company Benefits:
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:
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A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
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A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
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A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
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Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
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A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
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A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
About General Dynamics UK
General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team
As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
