The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, is looking for a skilled Business & Performance (B&P) Manager responsible for the Project Management activities based at the Stevenage site, defining, planning, directing, and delivering contracts and projects within the relevant sector. The successful candidate will work against business plan targets through rigorous cost control, schedule adherence and the management of stakeholder interfaces.
As a Business & Performance (B&P) Manager, the duties include managing a mix of classic project management of an existing programme and supporting the winning of new business, with the latest business element taking priority when workload exists.
What you'll get to do as a B&P Manager - New Business:
- Assisting in the development of proposals for sales campaigns
- Recognising reasonable 'requirements' from bad and proposing alternatives where necessary
- Managing the compilation of the cost base, presenting the results and winning approval of project Cost Brochures during the bidding phase within ASI.
- Supporting SBD with the bidding and approval of the Price, where necessary
- Managing applications to use company funding in advance of contract launch if required or for R&D to support a product strategy.
- Providing the Sector focal point for coordinating compliance with export licensing requirements, including compliance with US ITAR and EAR requirements
- Ensuring all New Business projects have adequate controls for resourced plans and schedules, work breakdown structures, work package descriptions and cost collection systems
- Working up generic cost base where possible with ASI Strategy
What we're looking for:
- Ideally, a degree qualified or equivalent with more than two years of experience working in a Project Management environment - ideally within the defence sector.
- Experience in project management and bidding
- Relevant experience with project management tools and practices
- Problem solver with good verbal, written and presentational skills
- Track record as an effective team player with strong interpersonal skills
- Willing to travel up to 9 days a month
- You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role
More about the role:
MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.
This role is based at MBDA's headquarters in Stevenage which plays a key part in missiles operations. The site also offers excellent transportation links and boasts an onsite gym and coffee shop. Training and development are offered to all employees.
Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
