project manager Bristol, England
Leonardo
Full Time
Bristol, England
58025 - 49669 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Closing Date:
This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
The Opportunity
At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Digital and IT PMO Manager. The Digital and IT PMO Manager plays a critical role in supporting and governing IT delivery. The role will be responsible for developing and overseeing the IT delivery framework and methodologies, working closely with the Head of IT Business Management and Head of Programme Delivery.
Leonardo is a global high tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.
The role is hybrid with the normal onsite place of work being our Bristol office (or negotiable to some other Leonardo sites), so we can work as a team when required. Some travel to other UK sites may also be required occasionally.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
- Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
- Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
- Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
- Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
- Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
- We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
- Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
- Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
- Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days
To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit:
https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits
What you will do
Key Responsibilities:
- Routine governance and reporting of the Delivery Portfolios.
- Drives the proactive review of all Delivery portfolios on an on-going basis, driving quality and accuracy from the delivery teams.
- Sets the framework for risk, issue and dependency management across the portfolio, ensuring that the IT Leadership Team (ITLT) are sighted on key points for escalation in a timely fashion.
- Ensures and assures the production of cross-functional accurate, transparent, and quality management information, which can be utilised for key decision making by the ITLT and the UK Management Committee.
- Coordinates delivery of resource planning and strategic capacity planning.
- Supports Supplier Management, focussed on effective project delivery.
- Provides accurate reporting of delivery performance, savings and KPIs.
- Oversees, mentors and professionally develops all assigned PMO and Programme Support staff.
- Leads development of PMO tooling and best practice.
- Deputise for the Head of IT Business Management when required.
Security Clearance
You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit :
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
What we are looking for
Key Skills/Experience:
- Proven experience in programme management, preferably within IT and the Aerospace/Defence sector.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Experience in driving continuous improvement and leading change initiatives.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
- APMP or PRINCE 2 certification is desirable
- Well organised, with a focus on consistently delivering on commitments and the ability to work under tight timeframes and multi-task effectively.
- Ability to lead and motivate small teams to deliver sustained high performance.
- Skilled at communicating with clarity and credibility to diverse set of audiences
- A high level of competency in MS Office Applications and ideally JIRA.
- Ability to produce high quality presentation materials and committee papers.
Life at Leonardo
Discover life at Leonardo – a company for extraordinary people
Our UK locations
We have offices around the UK, including Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lincoln, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil
Committed to Inclusion
We are committed to creating a working environment that is designed to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed.
Leonardo
https://uk.leonardo.com/
London, United Kingdom
Alessandro Profumo
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1948
