Project Manager vacancy in Greenford (316jc)

Our Client is a world leader in the research and development of cybersecurity.

They provide encryption, network protection, automated payments, tactical and commercial communications and telemetry systems, covert and mobile surveillance systems and situational awareness technology to defence, public sector and commercial customers worldwide. The Company prides itself on providing state of the art development tools, an excellent working environment and career development opportunities for employees in the very exciting cybersecurity domain.

Job Purpose:
To deliver projects and bids on time, to budget and the required standard.

Scope / dimensions:
Manage multiple Projects ranging in size up to ~£10m

Key Responsibilities:
• Managing projects to meet the required financial and project constraints.
• Establishing, controlling and reporting project schedule & costs against an overall WBS & budget.
• Achieving acceptance of all elements of projects to schedule and cost.
• Accurately forecasting project cost, cash & resource demands
• Establishing and maintaining project metrics to measure and report progress.
• Effectively communicating with all project stakeholders to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships.
• Effectively managing project issues, risk & opportunities, data, and action logs, including item closure.
• Managing subcontractors to deliver requirements on time and to budget.
• Planning and conducting effective internal, customer and subcontractor progress reviews
• Preparing customer & internal progress reports in an agreed format.
• Establishing and implementing Project Management Plans (including all sub-ordinate plans), to provide planning basis for the team and customers.
• Ensuring that projects comply with the Company directives and relevant security requirements.
• Managing security of information as defined in the Security manual.

Competencies:
Customer Focus
• Dedicated to meeting customer expectations and requirements (both internal and external); gets first-hand customer information and uses it to improve products/services. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers; gains their trust and respect.
Integrity and Trust
• Widely trusted; seen as direct and truthful; presents truth of situation in appropriate and helpful manner and not for personal gain; maintains shared confidences and admits mistakes.
Drive for Results

• Reliable in exceeding goals; constantly a top performer; focus on bigger picture and bottom-line; consistently pushes self and others for results.
Planning
• Accurately scopes tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals and breaks down work into manageable assignments dependent on staff ability; anticipates problems; measures performance against goals, evaluates results and adapts accordingly.
Comfort around Higher Management
• Comfortable in dealing with senior managers, and can present to them without tension or nervousness; understands senior managers’ needs and rationales; uses relevant
Composure
• Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
Timely decision making
• Makes decisions in a timely manner; sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make a quick decision.
Interpersonal Savvy
• Relates well to all kinds of people – up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Written and verbal communication
• Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• Proven experience in project management, specifically in setting up, running and successfully delivering projects, ideally in the defence electronics sector.
• Ability to successfully manage and deliver multi-disciplined projects in a matrix structure.
• Experience of MS Office including MS Project.
• A strong and varied background in scheduling/budgeting/cost management with proven commercial/technical astuteness and demonstrable good judgment.

Qualifications:
• Degree in relevant discipline (Engineering, Science or Business Management) or equivalent experience
• Project management qualifications preferred, such as APMP. Ability to obtain SC Clearance.

In return the are offering an excellent base salary and benefits package and the ability to join a dynamic and expanding company that is seeking to grow the company for the next decade.