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Principal Project Manager

Employer
MASS
Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Salary
£40,000 to £60,000 per annum plus full company benefits
Closing date
25 Jul 2019

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Clearance Level
SC
Sector
Aerospace, Defence, Engineering
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Job purpose

To identify, establish, plan, co-ordinate, and monitor the activities, tasks, and resources necessary for a project to produce a product and/or service in the context of the project’s requirements and constraints.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Act as the primary point of contact for all matters relating to the contract with the support of other stakeholders as required;
- Delegate tasks to other project team members where appropriate;
- Generate project work plans and deliver against those plans, reviewing and revising plans as appropriate to meet changing needs, requirements and/or other unforeseen events;
- Apply judgement to achieve successful project outcomes, engaging with relevant stakeholders as required, taking into account any governance level objectives;
- Meet financial objectives by forecasting project outcomes, preparing work orders and monthly reports, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions, and ensuring alignment with the project reports generated by Finance;
- Ensure project risk of all types is identified, analysed, actively managed, and escalated (where appropriate);
- Specify resource requirements and assign responsibilities, ensuring that these are documented (usually in the Quality & Project Plan) and that individuals are appropriately security cleared;
- Ensure the security of the project in accordance with Company Security Instructions;
- Ensure management of sub-contracts in conjunction with the Commercial Manager;
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project(s) including the coordination of meetings and reviews needed to progress the work, ensuring project status reports are submitted to internal and external stakeholders as required;
- Actively support the Group Heads in achieving a balanced utilisation with the resource pool available in collaboration with other Project Managers across the business;
- Ensure the customer fulfils their responsibilities on the contract through regular formal contact reviews;
- Undertake other tasks to support the team where required;
- Comply with Company policies and procedures published in the Business Management System;
- Adhere to the MASS company values.

Competencies

-Job Functional Knowledge
- Active Listening
- Decision Making
- Management of Financial Resources
- Commercial Awareness
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Business Expertise
- Interpersonal Skills
- Strategic thinking

Qualifications / Experience

Essential:

- Project Management Practitioner Qualification

- Extensive experience as a Project Manager

- Experience in directly managing a team

- Strong financial and commercial awareness

- Experience of managing sub-contractors

Desirable:

- Managing Successful Programmes certification (or equivalent)

- Membership of an appropriate professional or chartered body

- Knowledge of the Defence Industry or a similar Technical Discipline

- Able to support strategy and business development

- Experience of working within a large Programme

- Experience of working with export customers

 

UK Government Security Clearance is required

MASS are an equal opportunities employer

Company

We’re MASS, an independent, global technology company, trusted by highly-secure organisations to provide advanced, digital services that manage data and keep information safe. We’re experts in defence and other sectors that need our experience and knowledge to protect confidential data.

At MASS, we work together to put customer needs first, in small teams where we give you the freedom to take ownership. It means you make an impact from the start, with our management always available to offer support. We want people to fulfil their ambitions, whether that’s through further study, technical training or exploring other business areas. Our benefits are competitive, but it’s the family atmosphere that makes us a great place to be, celebrating successes together and getting to know each other through socials and events. We promote wellbeing and balance, with flexibility where possible and we work hard to widen access to STEM careers through our apprenticeships and initiatives, always encouraging diverse perspectives across the company.

Life at MASS is challenging, exciting, inspiring and rewarding. Our people are curious, problem-solvers, great at what they do, and love their work. If that’s you, come and join us.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01480222664
Location
Enterprise House
Great North Road
Little Paxton
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 6BN
United Kingdom

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