PMO Lead - Building Block PMO Lead

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

PMO Lead

Location:Templecombe - Hybrid working (3 days per week from office vs. home)

Do you have a proven background as a Senior Project Controller or Project Control Manager? Do you want to work on mission-critical Projects with cutting-edge technology?

What the roles have to offer:

• Opportunity to continue your career development within PMO, which is a growing sector

• Opportunity to see innovative world leading solutions from inception to delivery

Our Opportunity

We have a really exciting opportunity for a PMO Lead to join Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) to lead on the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Spearhead Programme to further enhance and secure the future of our world leading Sonar Capability.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the execution and delivery of bids and projects is performed to schedule and cost with the requisite satisfaction of the customer requirement and in a manner which is compliant with corporate functional governance.

Reporting to the Sector Director and Head of PMO, the key element of the role is to ensure that the PMO maintains full and accountable control for the consistent application of project management techniques across the Sector. In this role the post holder will be the "eyes and ears" for the Sector Director acting across the span of bids and projects and providing summary level information on the following key Sector performance metrics:

The role will require an exceptionally business aware and focussed individual who can develop excellent relationships with varied and multiple stakeholders at all levels. It will demand an individual with highly developed networking and influencing skills that can support Thales in delivering the right

Programme/Project outcomes at the right time and to the right cost and quality. It requires the application of demonstrable best in class professional PMO capabilities and a full mentoring and coaching approach to develop the necessary awareness and capability within the PMO and wider Sector project management staff.

About you:-

• You will have an extensive track record of PMO working on complex programmes. Within a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation

• Comprehensive understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule Programme activities (WBS, OBS, milestones, dependencies , EVM)

• Comprehensive understanding of the PMO processes (including Change Control, Risk Management and Information Management)

• Comprehensive experience and knowledge of the Programme life cycle through delivery of Development, Implementation, Closure and Support activity

• Experience of working across boundaries/functions , e.g. Finance, Supply Chain

• An extensive track record of building strong relationships with key stakeholders and leading in complex environments

• Line management experience together with evidence of the ability to provide coaching and development for less-experienced team members

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. .

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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