Senior Project Manager

Our client is a global aerospace, defence and security company. Job Description: Your Impact We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team, reporting to the Head of Programmes for the infrared (IR) detectors business.

Our client is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security and this role is based at our site in Southampton, Hampshire, UK and will operate within a custom/flexible working environment combining both office and home working.

Our client design & manufacture world-leading IR detectors for a variety of civil, industrial & military applications across both Commercial and Defence Markets. We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to provide project management and leadership to support the successful delivery, compliant with customer, contractual & legislative requirements, of a complex portfolio of projects spanning both customer delivery and product development projects.

This role will be highly visible within the Line of Business, and the Senior Project Manager will be working with cutting-edge technology, interacting with multiple stakeholders across the business and externally within the customer & supplier community, thus strong and effective communication skills are vital.

Projects can be both challenging and technically demanding, and the Senior Project Manager will be charged with defining, planning and co-ordinating activities and resources to deliver multiple projects on time, within budget & to quality.

To achieve this, you will be expected to work with resource managers within a matrix structure and technical experts to: Scope specific work packages & their associated budgets, define milestones, monitor costs, report progress on the Project to management and customers, maintain and manage a register of ongoing risks and opportunities.

As a Senior Project Manager, you act as an inspirational leader demonstrating an agile mind-set to actively and positively influence the team's performance and project outcomes through collaborative teamwork and empowerment of individuals.

You will lead and co-ordinate IPTs on day-to-day activities and therefore must be a good team player possessing strong team building and motivational skills. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to: · Plan, manage, monitor and report on multiple projects simultaneous...

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