Project Manager

SEA; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense solutions provider in Barnstaple is looking for a Project Manager to undertake essential project management activities across the lifecycle. This role involves planning, scheduling, and managing projects while ensuring outcomes are achieved on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will have experience in a military environment and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills. This position offers flexible working and a competitive salary up to £55k.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan with employer contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Discounts portal

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing projects in a military environment.
• Excellent communicator with strong influencing skills.
• Ability to manage project risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and manage projects taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Manage tasks with project delivery teams and hold regular progress meetings.
• Track project risks and maintain documentation control.

Skills

APM PMQ qualification, or equivalent

Effective change and conflict management

Knowledge of project phases from inception to closure

Financial management and risk management

Experience with Microsoft Project

Strong problem-solving abilities

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. You will undertake project management activities for projects across the project lifecycle including preparing bids and post project support. You may also provide project and bid support on more complex projects.

Project Manager will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £55k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Plan, Schedule and manage projects, tasks and work packages, taking responsibility for the outcomes, budget, quality and timescales
• Allocation and management of tasks with project delivery teams, holding regular meetings to track progress. This may include meetings with customers and subcontractors who are part of the delivery team
• Identification, management and tracking of project risks and opportunities, maintaining registers of Customer Furnished Equipment/Information and customer dependencies, ensuring that project documentation is correctly configuration controlled

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Theskills you need

• APM PMQ qualification, or equivalent
• An excellent communicator and able to demonstrate both effective change and conflict management with highly developed influencing skills
• Proven knowledge and experience of all phases of a project from inception, planning and organisation, monitoring and control, closure in the military environment
• Knowledge of the full range of project management competencies including financial management, risk and opportunity management and supplier and subcontractor project management
• Hands with project management tools, such as Microsoft Project, risk registers, etc. including the ability to use advanced features when necessary
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to achieving results

Join us and be part of somethingpeople in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out [e-mail]