An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our successful and growing company in Winfrith, Dorset.

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK together with its subsidiaries, is a technological leader in many sectors and has an excellent reputation. We have unique and unrivalled domain knowledge in weapon handling, mine-hunting, naval weapons and combat systems.

As part of the ATLAS Group, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK, has a requirement to expand its project management capability to support current and future growth in the submarine market.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to all internal and external stakeholders including travelling for face to face communications
• Defining the project structure, planning and WBS building on the information generated during the bid phase
• Definition of the Project Team that will lead the project delivery
• Clear definition and placement of work packages including key subcontracts required to deliver the project
• Ensuring appropriate risk, opportunity, security, trade controls, quality and configuration management for the project
• Planning, monitoring, control and update of the project including management of project Life Cycle
• Management gate reviews
• Ensuring that the contract remains up to date and consistent with the project goals and business objectives
• Ensuring that contract milestones are met and that cash flow is optimised

Bid Management -PMs are also key contributors to bids and are required to apply the fundamental project management principles and methodology to bids including:

• Stakeholder management
• WBS, OBS and programme definition (external and internal)
• Customer and supplier negotiations
• Internal bid reviews
• Project management documentation
• Risk management approach
• Responsible to the Surface Ships Head of Delivery, Ships Divisional Head and Senior Management Team in all matters relating to project delivery
• External to the business, the PM is responsible to the customer for successful delivery of the project
• The PM represents the project on behalf of the business to the customer, external partners, stakeholders and suppliers
• PM sets and supervises the corresponding goals and targets for the project team, work package providers and/or suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Personal Qualities Required

• Experience of successfully delivering complex technical products from initial design definition through to final test and acceptance into service
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills and experience with leading diverse teams, stakeholders and suppliers
• Experience of managing significant value (financial, strategic) projects to challenging timescales, budgets and requirements
• Domain experience in the defence business or a recognised high end technical industry
• Good commercial skills and awareness of relevant contractual aspects associated with project delivery
• Ability to effectively communicate, present and negotiate direct with key external stakeholders (Government, Navy, industry) often in overseas environments

Behavioural Requirements

• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and delivery focused
• Innovative and prepared to challenge conventional thinking
• Tenacity and determination; with desire to deliver outputs and results
• Team player and leader
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Excellent communication skills; oral and written
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable dealing with Senior Management

The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).