Business & Project Manager

Location Stevenage
Job Type Contract
Salary Up to £49.25 per hour + up to £65/hourly Umbrella rate - DOE
Reference 2828422_1676908848
Duration 0-12 months

Business & Project Manager

Opportunity for contract extension or to be made permanent

Up to £49.25/hourly PAYE; or up to £65/hourly Umbrella (DOE)

Hybrid: 2-DPW

Travel: 9-days monthly

SC Required

The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, are looking for a skilled Business & Project Manager to manage responsibilities for the Project Management activities, defining, planning, directing, and delivering projects within the relevant area, against targets through rigorous cost control, schedule adherence and the management of international stakeholder interfaces at the state-of-the-art site in Stevenage.

What we're looking for:

  • Degree qualified or equivalent with more than two years' experience working in a Project Management environment - ideally associated with Product Development in the defence sector.
  • Experience in bidding and customer negotiations (Highly Essential)
  • Relevant experience with project management tools and practices (SAP/Primavera)
  • Problem solving with good verbal, written and presentational skills and strong risk management skills and knowledge
  • Excellent Effective Team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role (SC Requirement).

Additional:

  • Project /Programme Management experience - ideally gained in a matrix organisation.
  • Sound business judgement and appreciation of complex problems
  • Experience managing projects from a business perspective, including EVM, schedule adherence and risk assessments.
  • Negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to establish and maintain relationships and work collaboratively across various levels in an organisation
  • Engage, share the standard methodology and find opportunities for innovation

What you'll get to do as a Business & Project Manager:

  • Providing Project Management excellence within the multi-disciplined engineering teams
  • Coordinating the necessary Project Management activities within a monthly cycle
  • Analysing the data from plan updates and changes, guiding actions to maintain and improve schedule, tangible deliverables and cost adherence (Highly Essential).
  • Managing the compilation and approval of development Cost Brochures during the bidding phase for new work and Complex developments.
  • Having the ability to influence others outside of direct line management reporting
  • Effective interfacing and reporting with stakeholders across all levels and international boundaries where necessary

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.