Programme Manager - Cambridge

Job Description

About youWe are looking for a Programme Manager to join our Programme Management team. You will be an experienced professional and will be responsible for the commercial delivery of revenue-generating programmes of work and customer relationship management.Main Responsibilities

• Planning and monitoring resource use on the programme and agreeing on resource allocation with Engineering Group Managers
• Ensuring the delivery of targets to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget and in accordance with the programme plan
• Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise
• Ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the programmes individual projects
• Managing communications with all stakeholders, including reporting to the Exec Team and Board
• Accountable for the programmes commercial and customer relationships, including identifying new opportunities
• Cost management
• Plan and design the programme and proactively monitor its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
• Managing the customers and programme objectives ensuring alignment with corporate goals
• Adhere to the life cycle management framework to ensure effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme - focusing internally and externally on the consistency of the programme and on its coherence with the overall plan and with otherprogrammes and corporate, technical standards
• Managing risks to the programmes successful outcome
• Programme risk management
• Internal and external reporting on project status
• Responsible for developing CCM and handset opportunities for the actuator licensee (major handset opportunities will become separate programmes)
• Drive a multi-disciplinary programme engineering team
• Co-ordinating technical teams, building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships

Essential & Desirable Skills / Experience:

• A degree in an engineering discipline
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals including mechanical, electronic, control and software elements
• Minimum of 3 years delivering successful projects, ideally with experience of introducing new products into the market
• Experience of communicating, showing initiative, making decisions and presenting confidently
• Ability to prioritise activities, balance long and short-term objectives and find efficient ways to solve problems.
• Good customer-facing skills
• Good understanding of the project, risk management and customer management
• Exhibit gravitas and able to influence partners and customers to achieve successful outcomes
• Good understanding of the project, risk management and customer management
• Robust & resilient character
• Have a positive and can-do attitude
• Able to travel to America or Asia on a frequent basis

Benefits:

• Competitive salary - Market-led salary
• 25 holidays plus public holidays (a total of 33 days a year)
• Private Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• Travel opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Regular social and team events
• Lunchtime leisure activities (tennis/table tennis/gaming)
• Shower facilities
• Free fruit, breakfast cereal, tea and freshly ground coffee daily

Keyskills :
Control TheoryExperimental Design