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Project Manager

Employer
Babcock
Location
Bovington, Dorset, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
21 Dec 2018

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Defence, Engineering
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Purpose
The purpose of this role is to project manage operational delivery outputs. Projects can include elements within MRO-4, Contract Change Notices (CCNs), complex land tasks or change initiatives. The role supports the business by providing ownership on a known delivery output and co-ordinates and manages the inputs and stakeholders in order for the business to deliver the output.
Responsibilities
People
Managing employee lifecycle (recruitment through to exit processes)
Managing employee relations (disciplinary, grievance, welfare)
Performance management (including objective setting, appraisals, managing poor performance, reward/recognition)
Managing resource levels (absence management, annual leave)
Delivering Company communications
Managing skills and competencies of staff
To coach/mentor and develop staff
Managing succession planning
Stakeholder management with Programme Managers, Site Managers and Workshop Managers and support departments (I&RM, IT etc.)
Stakeholder management of customer contacts

Tools
Production of and owner of project plans tracking project
Production of plans through Planning function that are distributed to Operations ('the plan' for the Workshops staff to follow)
Extraction of system reports to continually monitor production statuses
Extraction of system reports to continually monitor material statuses
Ensuring safety standards and PPE requirements are being followed
Knowledge of how to use IT systems - e.g. ERP system

Process
Monitoring production output against plan(s) using project management processes
Working with Workshops Managers to confirm project status and react to signs of delay / slippage
Working with internal stakeholders to jointly achieve the project output (e.g. Planning, I&RM, Facilities, HR)
Producing and managing a concerns and counter measures process to highlight and resolve issues
Reporting on project status to internal stakeholders as required
Managing stakeholders within Operations and I&RM to ensure project has sufficient resource and material
Attending customer meetings
Travelling to multiple sites as required
Hosting stakeholder visits to sites
Managing project budget - Material and labour spend within project area
Monitoring re-work statistics and raising concerns with Workshops Managers
Monitoring material statistics from I&RM - Non-conformances, supplier performance, material delays
Visiting production areas to meet with operational staff, understand challenges/constraints/opportunities
To assist in new business (tender writing support, negotiations, advice/guidance) and business winning procedures
To understand end-to-end production processes across project
To act as additional management / site support for high volume/underperforming production areas
To lead by example in adhering to company processes supporting on-going ISO 9001 (2015) certification

Skills & Behaviours
Skills
Competent PC user (MS Office, MS Outlook, SharePoint, ERP system)
Ability to manage people, individuals and teams
Ability to multi-task
Ability to challenge and have awkward conversations
Ability to make rational decisions based on information available
Ability to set and manage budgets
Ability to make prioritisation decisions with limited resources
Ability to react to changing demands
Ability to manage stakeholders (internal and external)
Ability to communicate with multiple level stakeholders

Behaviours
Demonstrates alignment with Babcock's guiding principles (Being Babcock)
Promotes and advocates the 'Babcock Behaviours and Expectations' for managing safety
Promotes and advocates Babcock's Respect principles
Promotes and advocates Babcock's security (physical and electronic) principles
Demonstrates buy-in to vision, mission and goals
Demonstrates ability to manage people fairly, with respect and as individuals
Demonstrates ability to motivate others
Demonstrates resilience to set backs
Demonstrates ability to use initiative to devise solutions to problems
Demonstrates awareness of and ability to work collaboratively with Trade Unions
Demonstrates ability to negotiate

Qualifications
Essential:
Educated to Level 5 in National Qualification Framework (NQF) as a minimum (foundation degree, Level 5 NVQ, high national diploma (HND)) or equivalent workplace experience
Completed project management methodology qualification (e.g. APM, PRICE2)
Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable:
Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ)
Completed (or working towards) relevant managerial Health and Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, British Safety Council)
Security and ITAR
Successful candidates must be able to satisfy Ministry of Defence (MOD) Security requirements.
This role may be subject to US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) legislative requirements and therefore the successful candidate must meet and demonstrate the criteria stipulated within the ITAR.

Company Information
This role works as part of Babcock's Land Sector, operating within its Defence capabilities supporting the maintenance of the British Army's armoured vehicle fleets. We inspect, service and maintain equipment and have the expertise to repair and overhaul complex through-life platforms. We also provide an inventory management service for our customers, and take responsibility for receipting, issuing and storing equipment for the MOD.
Babcock is the UK's leading engineering support services organisation employing 35,000 people across the world. Babcock offer a hugely diverse number of career options. Find out more about Babcock on YouTube.

Commitment to diversity
Babcock is committed to having a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. To view our Diversity Statement please click here.

Commitment to the Armed Forces
We are also committed to honouring the Corporate Covenant and supporting the Armed Forces community. We recognised the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and country. To find out more please click here.

Application Information
All applications should be made online. If you experience difficulties please visit http://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/faq/ .
Recruitment correspondence is normally by email so please check your email account and spam folder regularly.
Please note that you will not be able to access the vacancy details after the closing date. If you are interested in this role then please keep a copy of the advert and any supporting documents for your records.

Company

For more than a century, Babcock has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering support.

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, infrastructure management, and specialist training, we help customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

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