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Service and Project Portfolio Manager

Employer
Raytheon UK
Location
United Kingdom-Glenrothes
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 Jun 2022

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Sector
Defence , Engineering, IT
Job Role
Software Developer
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Job Title: Service and Project Portfolio Manager
Location(s): UK (Nationwide Responsibility) - Hybrid model

Summary of Role:
Reporting to the Head of Service and Project Portfolio Management. The role of the Service and Project Portfolio Manager is to support organisational and IT leadership in overseeing, managing and using the entire life cycle of investments and initiatives to achieve the organisation's goals and objectives.
Working within a new team this role identifies, prioritises and coordinates IT project and program resources engaged with all or many of the initiatives within the project portfolio.

Main Duties:
  • Drive and shape a high performing SPPM team (mix of temporary and permanent staff) to execute projects and programmes within the portfolio.
  • Acts as the primary resource for the investment council, steering committee and others reporting the status and performance of initiatives within the portfolio
  • Provides and escalates data on achieving an optimised mix among project investments, making the best possible use of all resources and delivering the maximum value and benefits from projects and programs within the portfolio
  • Ensures adherence to the appropriate governance functions relating to the portfolio.
  • Facilitate and coordinate the efforts of senior leadership toward the establishment of the project portfolio definition, its structure, and processes.
  • This includes:
    • Demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs
    • Portfolio categories and criteria
    • Evaluation, selection and prioritization
    • Execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results
    • Conduct reviews quarterly - or at other specified intervals - with senior business and IT executives, stakeholder committees, the steering committee and other relevant bodies. Do so to validate and assess the project portfolio, execute change and reprioritise as necessary to meet business needs.
    • Conducting regular meetings with the senior executive bodies. Inform them of any issues with the performance of individual projects within the portfolio.
  • Lead reviews of any significant initiatives, projects or programs that have run into challenges. Provide recommendations as to whether they should be continued, changed significantly, placed on hold or discontinued.
  • Provide criteria for prioritization at the appropriate level aligned to the goals of the investment council and steering committee. Become the point of escalation and arbitration if necessary.
  • Collaborate with senior business and IT executives to identify opportunities for applying technology developments to address the challenges from increasing digitisation.
  • Oversee and coordinate dependencies across the initiatives in the portfolio and resolve or escalate conflicts.
  • Ensure and balance the availability of the required skills and competencies across project and program teams within the project portfolio
  • Direct the development and maintenance of communications and reporting about the project portfolios, their contents, and the performance of individual initiatives to stakeholder and governance council(s), the steering committee and senior executives.
  • Direct the creation and maintenance of the required portfolio documentation and artifacts.
  • Support and advise executives on actions required to balance the portfolio of existing assets and services.
Candidate Requirements:

Essential:
  • 5 years plus experience in Programme Management and leading a team to deliver a portfolio of programmes and projects
  • Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate the portfolio objectives, inspire and motivate staff to execute on delivery goals, and maintain alignment with business strategy.
  • A high degree of political sensitivity, astuteness, and the ability to use the informal power structure of the organisation to overcome obstacles and achieve portfolio success.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain and "sell" the portfolio goals and objectives to the business and to technical leadership.
  • Strong business acumen, including industry and domain-specific knowledge of the organisation and its business units.
  • Familiarity with industry trends and innovation, and how other organisations are applying them to drive digital business.
  • A high level of empathy and the ability to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of business and technical audiences, as well as temperaments and personalities.
  • Influencing and negotiation experience and skills in an environment with high competition for resources.
  • Ability to work with 3rd parties to deliver programmes and project outcomes
  • Excellent analytical, conceptual strategic planning and execution skills. Familiarity with financial analysis and associated reporting tools.
  • Ability to develop portfolios and deliver them against financial and resource constraints.
  • Familiarity with the use of reporting tools to monitor portfolio activities and analyse portfolio performance.
  • Familiarity with at least one delivery methodology or framework, such as:
    • PMI standards
    • PRINCE2
    • Agile
    • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
  • Extensive experience of managing multiple workloads and complexity
  • Understanding of current and emerging technologies and how organizations may apply them to drive digital business.
Knowledge/Skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to adapt to audience
  • Ability to instil confidence in the business and demonstrate the business value of IT.
  • Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment where resources may not be in direct control of this role.
  • Understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are employing them.
  • Strong vendor and commercial management skills
  • Solid background in both "traditional" business Finance coupled with IT Financial Management experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and technologies to non-technical staff.
  • Primary points of contact will be Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial and Technology Providers
  • Resiliency whilst working under pressure
Desirable:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, engineering, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
  • 15 or more years of experience in IT and business/industry
  • Five to seven years of leadership responsibilities.
  • Preferably five or more years of experience in large, cross-functional teams influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organisation and within complex contexts.
  • Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, organization design and development. Proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading IT transformational initiatives in complex and dynamic environments.
About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training.

Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business

About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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 can be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities .
  • Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold).
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, RayBAME, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), Raytheon Reservist Network (RaRe), Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities (RADA), RayPride and all work together with our Diversity & Inclusion council, and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.

As a proud contributor to the HM Armed Forces, Raytheon UK signed the HM Armed Forces covenant in 2014. Due to the varied activities and support to our Armed Forces & Reservists,
Raytheon UK has since been awarded the prestigious Covenant 'Gold Award' Employee Recognition.

Raytheon UK recognise that our people are the critical factor in our success, and we strive to provide a challenging and rewarding careers.

Raytheon Application Process

To apply visit the Raytheon Technologies Global website https://jobs.rtx.com and search by location or Req ID: XXXXXBR.

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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