Product Development and Sustainment Programme Manager
Company: Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd
Job location: Barnstaple, UK
Job type: Full-time
Salary: £55,457 - £72,802 per year
Posted: 3d ago
Job details
The Product Development and Sustainment Programme Manager leads and manages the development and enhancement of the torpedo launchers, ensuring the products are enhanced in a controlled way, addressing the addition of new features and managing obsolescence.
What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
* Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
* 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
* Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
* Half day Fridays
* Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave
* Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
* All Staff Bonus
* Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
* Cycle to work scheme
* Wellbeing centre
* Sports & Social activities
* Employee Discounts portal
* Canada Life GP and financial advice
* Life assurance policy
* Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
* Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
* Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
* Private seated lunch areas
* Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
* Onsite showers and toiletries provision
* Free onsite parking
What you’ll be doing
This role will play a key part in the definition of the torpedo launcher strategy, be a skilled influencer, able to develop business and maintain excellent customer relationships (both internal and external). Responsibilities include:
* Manage product developments funded by customer programmes, projects, tasks and work packages or private venture (PV) funding.
* Take responsibility for outcomes, budget, quality and timescales of product releases.
* Act as the customer-facing project managers’ supplier and internal point of contact.
* Provide effective and wide-ranging leadership in product team and beyond.
* Drive continual improvement within the product team.
* Commit to personal continued professional and competence development.
* Travel may be required to visit other SEA sites as well as customer and supplier premises both in the UK and abroad.
The skills you need
* Experience of managing complex product/systems developments through the full product lifecycle.
* Experienced in risk and opportunity management.
* Expert in configuration management.
* An excellent communicator with highly developed influencing skills.
* Proven in-depth knowledge and experience of all phases of a project from inception to closure in the military environment.
* Deep knowledge of project management competencies including financial management and supplier management.
* Hands-on experience with project management tools, such as Microsoft Project.
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 300 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters. If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Business Partner Kelly-Ann a call on SEA0581N.
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