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Programme Manager - Weapons

Employer
Raytheon UK
Location
United Kingdom, Glenrothes
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 Aug 2019

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Recruiter Type
Direct Employer
Sector
Defence
Job Role
Software Developer
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Job Title: Programme Manager - Weapons
Req ID: 142500BR
Location: Glenrothes


Summary of Role:
Raytheon UK is looking for a dynamic and high performing Programme Manager with current product manufacturing experience to work within Raytheon's facility based in Glenrothes. Reporting to the Sector Lead, this is a critical role for the success of the Raytheon UK Weapons Business. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and reporting products manufactured in our "state-of-the-art" manufacturing facility in Glenrothes.
This is a complex and challenging role that will be highly rewarding and high profile, with extensive communication and interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders, demanding excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of energy and stamina. The work location will primarily be based at Glenrothes facility with requirements for occasional travel to other UK Raytheon sites and Raytheon sites within the US.

Business Context and Scope:
We are looking for a dynamic individual with experience working in the area of electronics manufacture to manage our manufacturing programmes for our Weapons Business. The right candidate will be customer focused with a track record of delivering programmes on time and to budget and will be able to effectively manage relationships with internal customers, senior management, team members and peers. You will be able to build strong teams, be able to track programme performance and look for creative and innovative solutions to challenges that arise. You will be experienced in communicating to customers and senior leadership and effectively communicating programme status and requirements. You must be able to identify and analyse project risk and opportunity data, identifying and tracking risk and opportunity mitigation/realisation plans to minimise project risk exposure and maximise opportunities
Candidate Requirements:
Personal Characteristics
•Strong Leadership skills with a desire to succeed
•Proactive team builder who can motivate and lead by example
•Strong interpersonal skills, team motivator, able to build strong relationships with customers and peers. Able to drive multidiscipline teams
•Strong influencing skills of multi-discipline teams and non-direct reports
•Innovative & creative problem solver. Able to develop and deliver effective presentations.
•Able to facilitate problem solving of complex issues across business units and organisational boundaries
•Excellent Communication - Written and verbal at all levels within the organisation and with the customer
•Ability to identify and understand technical and non-technical programme issues, to summarize key concerns and follow through with development of an action plan to correct or satisfy problem areas.
•Courage; able to make the difficult decision
•Ability to rapidly assimilate information, culture and process to bring maximum effect in a short space of time.

Education and Experience
Essential
•Engineering or Science Degree preferred (or equivalent)
•Experienced Project Manager with a successful track record in setting up and executing complex programmes to schedule, budget and quality with P&L accountability
•Effective scope management and ability to understand and execute to customer requirements
•Experience in developing and communicating programme focus areas, objectives and strategy to multi-disciplined teams to ensure delivery of programme requirements.
•Experience in capture and proposal management with a track record of preparing and submitting winning proposals
•Risk and Opportunity management, knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk and opportunity management techniques and tools.
•Effective stakeholder management including both customer interfacing and presenting to senior management
•Ability to make decisions and develop corrective actions based on programme performance data and metrics
•Project planning and budgetary control with profit and loss experience

Desirable
•Significant experience of project management in an engineering or manufacturing environment
•Using Earned Value techniques to control and monitor programme performance
•SC Clearance

Competencies
•Proven track record in delivering programmes to budget, schedule and quality
•Team player with excellent time management skills
•Leadership skills - ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate multi-disciplined teams
•Innovative and proactive problem solver - anticipates and plans to mitigate them
•Excellent verbal, written and presentational skills
•Resilient - Able to operate effectively under stretching project constraints, pressure and displays sound judgment at all times
•Self Motivated, pro-active

Raytheon Career Development:
Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role.

Standard Benefits:

•25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
•Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
•6 times salary 'Life Assurance'
•Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice scheme's.
•Enhanced sick pay scheme
•Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.
•37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements). Flexible working arrangements may be considered depending on the role and subject to line manager approval.

Diversity:

Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.
Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunities and has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Women's Network, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), D&I council, Reservist Network etc. and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.
Raytheon Application Process
To apply visit the link to the website http://jobs.raytheon.com/united-kingdom/search/
and search for Req ID: 142500BR.
Please complete the on-line instructions to create a profile and upload CV
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Business Unit Profile
About Raytheon:
Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. We are a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and have developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, National & Cyber security and commercial markets.

Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software solutions at its facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Manchester Waddington and Broughton.

Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specialising in defence, civil government and cyber security solutions.

With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5ITM products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass

Relocation Eligible
Yes

Clearance Type
SC

Expertise
Program Management

Type Of Job
Full Time

Work Location
United Kingdom - Glenrothes

Company

Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington, Broughton and Manchester.

 

Raytheon UK has six key sites. Our manufacturing hub is in Glenrothes in Fife where we employ more than 560 people. The aircraft systems integration takes place in Broughton, North Wales. We manage the Sentinel programme from RAF Waddington where we provide training and a wide range of development work for the RAF. At Gloucester and Manchester, our new cyber business centres conduct specialist research and software development work for customers, and finally there’s our technology centre in Harlow.

 

With more than 1,600 employees situated across England, Scotland and Wales, Raytheon UK continues to invest in its infrastructure and people as well as growing its graduate and apprenticeship programmes.

 

Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.

Company info
Telephone
01895 816248
Location
Uxbridge
GB

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