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Project Manager

Employer
Raytheon UK
Location
United Kingdom-Wolverhampton
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
6 Sep 2022

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

Job Details

Collins Aerospace, part of Raytheon Technologies, is on the lookout for an experienced Project Manager to join the team.

Reporting to the Programmes Manager, the Project Manager will manage several projects and teams through the whole product life cycle. The successful candidate will be an expert in the project management process and tools and will have extensive experience in successfully managing multidisciplinary teams in complex project environment.

The Project Manager will be accountable for the success of their projects and will integrate efforts between all functions (engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and others as required) to manage risk ensuring the teams delight the customer and stakeholders by meeting cost, schedule and requirement targets.

Responsibilities:
  • Leadership of multiple projects including New Product Introduction (NPI) running concurrently and within a matrix organization in conjunction with other project managers
  • Accountable for the delivery of all project milestones across
  • Effective management and mitigation of project risk throughout product life cycle
  • Generate a strong focus on customer relationships whilst motivating team members on delivering internal objectives
  • Creation and maintenance of robust, adequately detailed and resourced project plans to enable progress, track cost and accurately forecast resource requirements
  • Provide regular and effective project performance updates to management including key project metrics such as Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
  • Manage projects in line with Collins Management System (CMS) including leading effective gate reviews to senior management
  • Pro-actively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and define mitigation actions
  • Lead or support creation of new bids and proposals with responsibility for planning and commercial aspects
  • Lead various types of project such as NPI, R&D and lean manufacturing
  • Participate and lead continuous improvement activities to drive efficiency and eliminate waste within processes and the organization
  • Promote a culture of high performance, innovation and continuous improvement
  • Contribute to improving the programmes team through process and tool development
Minimum Requirements:
  • Education - Educated to degree level or relevant experience in a relevant engineering discipline, a recognized project management qualification is highly desirable
  • Experience - Demonstrated experience in leading and delivering complex engineering projects, preferably in the Aerospace industry (heat exchangers)
  • Demonstrated expertise in managing issues and scope changes while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements
  • Experience in project financial and resource planning and management, ensuring a complete and accurate view is available on request
  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to convey effective direction using strong written and verbal skills.
  • Excellent skills in communication and reporting to customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders at all levels
About us:


Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Our Wolverhampton, Wobaston Road facility provides a wide range of heat transfer and fluids management products and services for the military and commercial aerospace markets, motorsport and electronics industries.

Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary as well as 25 days annual leave + bank holidays. In addition, there is an Employee Assistance Programme, ability to buy and sell holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee discounts and a fantastic pension scheme which operates a double match.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.


This position may involve access to export controlled information and hardware where an export license would be required for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Employment will be subject to satisfactory security checks, export license approval, and if required, completion of a non-disclosure agreement.

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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