Programme Manager

Job title:        Programme Manager
Location:       Haslar, Gosport, UK
Package:       Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type:     Full-time / Permanent 
Role ID:         SF17487
 
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Programme Manager working on the Platform Design and Life Support (PDLS) Programme where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

This role will be based at our Haslar site in Gosport where we make use of state-of-the-art facilities including the Ocean Basin, Ship Tank, Cavitation Tunnel, Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre and Shock. We also develop and supply the PARAMARINE ship design and SURVIVE software products. Our goal is to support our customers with solutions to their Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Life Support and Software needs through maximising our core work combined with diversifying and growing into adjacent commercial business streams.

The Role
As a Programme Manager, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for leading a cross functional team in the delivery of the Maritime Strategic Capabilities Agreement (MSCA), a 10-year £260 million programme that delivers strategic capability to the Submarine Delivery Agency and wider defence. Video on facilities at Haslar.

Day-to-day, you will help shape the future of ships and submarines by supporting the delivery team to ensure we are delivering outstanding maritime services globally.

You will also be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining positive engagement with customers, partners and suppliers
• Leading the embedding of improvement in the QinetiQ project and programme management function, as agreed with Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) Leads and the Performance Excellence team
• Delivery of the programme outcomes, to agreed baseline including customer satisfaction, time, cost, quality and reporting progress on all accountabilities to the Senior Programme Manager or their delegate
• Resolving conflicts, including prioritisation calls, within the programme and collaborating across QinetiQ
• Maintaining forecasts that reflect the up-to-date expectations for the work and application of governance requirements, including lifecycle, project & independent reviews as appropriate for foundation sales and delivery work

This role is full-time, 37-hours per week, and based at our Haslar (Gosport) site with flexible, hybrid working arrangements. 

Essential experience for the Programme Manager:

• Demonstrable capability to International Project Management Association Level A
• Experience gained, typically rather than necessarily between 4-6 years of leading a business, projects, programmes, portfolios or P3 function; successful delivery of programmes or complex projects
• Experienced leading programmes or complex projects to up to 3 different customers.

Qualifications for the Programme Manager:

• Hold a recognised PM qualification (APM Project Management Qualification (PPQ) or higher)
• Experience in Defence, Maritime or other closely related sectors

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum. 
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits:

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution Pension Scheme, with Life Assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local communities

 
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community. 

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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