Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can.

Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all – we provide flexible start and finish times, as well as Time off in Lieu (TOIL) for up to 1 day per calendar month which tie in with our Values of Integrity, Transparency and Alignment. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

The Project Management function in Ultra delivers the project team with leadership, planning, motivation, understanding and experience. The function is accountable for the performance (to time, quality, cost and/or as-bid Gross Margin) of the project and manages project elements, including, but not limited to, schedule, cost, resources and risks.

A professional at this grade applies technical / professional knowledge, making independent judgements based on practice and significant previous experience to support decision making. Often seen as a referral point or more senior team member to escalate more complex problems. Roles will act independently with minimal guidance, and may act as project managers/formal mentors for junior staff.

The Project Manager will be responsible for allocated programme/project delivery, ensuring that assigned Programmes are completed on time, to budget and to the expected quality requirements.

The Project Manager will also be responsible for providing support in establishing best practice, providing suggestions of improvements to the current processes, practices and methods, and looking for potential opportunities for improvements.

Key accountabilities

• Develop and execute strategies to maximize business performance, profitability, and customer satisfaction to achieve targets

• Ensure adherence to organizational policies and procedures

• Implement continuous improvement to optimize achievement of objectives

• Maintain a positive, productive, and safe working environment

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will hold the following responsibilities and duties:-

• To assume total responsibility for the management and delivery of assigned projects with full accountability for project performance. Deliver the programme/project in line with the processes, procedures and standards.

• To have total and complete understanding of project and contractual requirements.

• Bid Management - lead and co-ordinate bids from concept to contract award, working through the direction of business development. Work on and prepare the required proposals, cost books in line with the bid allowable timescales.  

• Define, communicate, execute & monitor the project and prioritise specific to individual contracts and project, in line with agreed contractual and delivery requirements, with appropriate work packages, key milestones and budgets for each stage of work package. 

• Develop, execute and maintain project plans and statements of work (SOW’s), detailing task descriptions, deliverables, project schedules through liaising with specialist areas across a matrix organisation in-line with company processes, procedures and standards.

• Risks, issues and opportunity management, ensuring logs/registers are established and maintained through the life of the assigned project with high level of accuracy.

• Effective Stakeholder Management including interface and the management of external customers.

• Build strong customer relationship. Provide primary focus for customer, communication and liaison, Keeping customers informed of work progress, issues and resolution plans. Ensure customer satisfaction is maintained at all times. Manage customer exceptions, in-line with company priorities and capabilities.

• Identify and pursue follow-on business opportunities, working closely with business development team.

• Develop project performance dashboard, continually assess current performance, identify root causes, and actively drive programme/project and cross functional improvements through the life cycle of the assign project.

• Manage, report status and performance of the assigned project in line with the management reporting cycle. Ensure project data is maintained to a high level of accuracy (forward load, project plans, risk registers and financial data) within the various company’s business data systems.

• To hold, chair and /or present at various forums (such as project meetings, progress and contract reviews). Ensure that all communications to stakeholders, verbal and written are clear, concise and unambiguous.

• To comply with the Company Procedures, Standards and Policy on Health & Safety.

Qualifications/ skills required

The successful candidate will hold or demonstrate the following:-

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or a related field

• Experience in a PM role

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills

• Proven track record of achieving business goals and objectives

• Ability to manage budgets and schedules effectively

• Experience with profit and loss management

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits on offer:

• Optional 9 day fortnight

• TOIL

• Flexible working hours

• 1pm finish on a Friday

• Annual bonus

• Hybrid working for certain job roles.

• Casual dress

• 25 days holiday

• Christmas shut down.

• Option to buy or sell holiday.

• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.

• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores

• 4 x annual salary life cover

• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).

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Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that’s why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

Company: Ultra Maritime