Senior Project Manager

Brighton, Sussex
L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title – Senior Project Manager

Job Location – Brighton, UK

Job ID – 11247

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide. L3Harris in Brighton are part of Release Systems and Airborne Combat Systems sector operating in the Defence and Aerospace domain. We are looking for a candidate to join our diverse and vibrant team, working on the latest technologies in payload carriage and release on the latest cross domain platforms including UAVs, helicopters and Fast Jets, such as the F35 and 6th Gen.

A few of our employee benefits

• Hybrid working available where possible
• 12pm finish every Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

• Managing a broad range of activities to successfully execute programmes to achieve contracted delivery, cost and quality targets through the full programme lifecycle, from bid through to programme completion
• Managing multi-functional teams through the design, development, test, qualification and production/ manufacture of mission critical Defence and Aerospace products
• Total ownership of the project budgets, resources, requirements, risks and on time delivery
• Leading the creation and implementation of the integrated programme schedule
• Manage bids and proposals through submission to the customer
• Other duties include issuing progress reports, assisting senior management with relevant aspects of programme and business performance

What you’ll bring

The role of Senior Project Manager requires the following experience and skills:

• At least 5 years’ experience working within a project/programme management environment
• Experience of managing multi-skilled teams through challenging customer requirements, whilst motivating and managing the project team members
• Knowledge of product design and development governance and qualification
• Evidence of excellent client and stakeholder relationships and ability to develop new ones
• Developing project plans and schedules from first principles using Microsoft Project
• A working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Knowledge and experience of a successful PMO bid and proposal management
• Experience managing programme management reviews
• Previous experience in the Defence/Aerospace sector would be desirable but not essential

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.