Stevenage
Job Title: Business & Project Management Executive
Salary: Circa £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
The opportunity:
MBDA's programmes and portfolios are highly complex, varied and business critical. They provide key capability for the UK MOD, our European partners as well as to the growing Export market and through them we drive international collaboration and partnering. You will be responsible for defining, planning and delivering (including the management of strategic risk and contingency) a project, portfolio or programme within MBDA with a typical annual revenue in the region of £100-300M.
- Working in an exciting, complex and changing environment, you will add value and make a difference in delivering key defence capability to our customers.
- High level of integration between functional directorates, our European counterparts and our UK/Export customers.
- Opportunities to grow and develop a career in MBDA within Programme Management and other related functions
- A great platform to embed your partner management skills, across a diverse multi-functional, multi-lateral organisation
- Exposure to working within a vibrant Project Management community
- Open forum to share best practice and innovative methodologies
What we're looking for from you:
- Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers able to deliver complex programmes with an understanding of strategic risk and commercial challenges
- Engaging individuals willing to share their experience and find opportunities for innovation
- Negotiating and influencing skills, with the ability to establish and maintain strong internal and external relationships and work collaboratively across various levels in an organisation.
- Effective stakeholder managers with experience working with a highly intelligent customer environment
- Sound business judgement, skills and knowledge including technical appreciation of complex problems
- Drive and motivation in leading diverse and multi-functional project teams
- Ability to embrace new challenges and deal with a level of ambiguity
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Our company:
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
What we can offer you:
- Company Bonus:
Bonus of up to 35.5 % of base salary
- Pension
: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Car Allowance:
£510 per month
- Enhanced parental leave:
offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Facilities
: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
- Training and Development
: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
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