Bid and Project Manager

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Crawley - Hybrid Working (3 days per week onsite)

We are looking for a Bid and Project Manager to join our A2IS business, supporting the Secure Communications & Information Systems (SIX) portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across the whole spectrum of Bid and Project management where you will be project managing the delivery and in-service support of existing contracts with the opportunity to Project Manager a smaller project on both bids and projects.

You will be responsible for assisting the Project Manager on complex, high value projects, delivering to internal and external customers, both UK and International, or working on smaller, less complex projects as the lead.

The role will require you to :

• ensure effective liaison across a range of stakeholders
• apply best practice in project implementation
• identify and develop your project management capability strengths and weaknesses

You will also receive excellent support and continuous development from an extensive team of specialists and experts in the Communication business, as well as the Bid & Project Management function.

What the role has to offer:

• Working on a diverse and far ranging portfolio in an area Thales is a European industry leader - Naval secure communications
• Involvement at the forefront of the future direction of leading/cutting edge technology development for Thales

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Ensure the successful delivery of complex projects. This will typically include (but is not limited to) the following:
• Delivery of key results and performance metrics within projects, including order intake, sales, gross margin and cash
• Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture, work definition, estimating and scheduling (including all milestones, activities, resources, etc)
• Application of project governance during the bid and project delivery activities to ensure project, technical, procurement and support processes are applied and are effective in controlling risks
• Ensuring all business planning and reporting is published in accordance with business directives e.g. Project Management reviews (PMR), Business Operations Report (BOR) and On Time Delivery (OTD)
• Driving Quality, Cost & Delivery performance through collaborative working
• Management of all project stakeholders; ensuring strong communications are established and maintained
• Ensuring that members of the project team are actively managing Risk and Opportunities, and following a robust Project Management Plan

Experience:

• Experience of successfully managing or being part of projects in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation and ensuring rigour to change control, commercial awareness and stakeholder management
• The ability to successfully manage project teams
• Understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule project activities (for example; WBS, OBS, milestones, dependencies, EVM)
• Experience and understanding of the Project Management process (including Change Control, Risk Management and Information Management)
• Experience and knowledge of the project life cycle for projects through delivery of Development, Implementation, Closure and Support activity
• Negotiation skills with the ability to collaborate with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business
• Analytical skills aligned with the need to carry out detailed investigation of cost variance(s) and publishing of financial information

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

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