Senior Project Manager at Leonardo DRS, overseeing complex programs for naval power systems. Ensuring compliance and quality standards while managing team workloads and client relationships.
About the role
- Lead Project Manager responsible for delivering complex digital transformation projects at Leonardo. Overseeing project plans, stakeholder management, and governance for successful implementation across the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Produce and agree a project delivery plan with all key stakeholders, partners and suppliers.
- Identify key milestones and ensure on time delivery to plan.
- Identify and manage risks and issues associated with the plan, in accordance with Leonardo processes.
- Provide regular updates to programme management and programme sponsors regarding progress against plan.
- Escalate any risks or issues outside of project control in a timely manner to ensure they can be addressed.
- Management of partners and third parties, driving strong, collaborative team. Ensure clear Roles and Responsibilities are defined, ensure partners and third parties meet agreed delivery timescales. Address any issues with third parties and escalate to programme management if required.
- Identify any key project dependencies and proactively manage these to ensure project remains on track.
- Definition and implementation of project governance structure covering both technical and delivery in aspects, aligned to wider programme & Leonardo governance as required.
- Capture of key design decisions following defined process.
- Capture design documents and release materials within TCU.
- Collaboration with senior change agent to ensure necessary change activities are completed to support a successful deployment.
- Engagement with BAU owners to ensure smooth transition from project to in-service/ BAU.
Requirements
- Project management experience.
- Experience in delivery of complex digital transformation and/ or upgrade of enterprise applications desirable.
- Strong people focus and ability to successfully manage remote teams across multiple partner organisations.
- Strong communication & motivational skills.
- Experience managing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Proactivity and drive to ensure work progresses to schedule.
- Experience managing projects to tight timescales and balancing competing priorities.
- Resilience and determination to overcome challenges and support team through resolution of issues.
- Commercial awareness, experience in managing third parties.
- Confident in use of MS Project, Jira, Excel, SharePoint and SAP.
- Security Clearance: This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).
Benefits
- Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
- Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
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