We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our Christchurch, Dorset team or our Letchworth team!

As a Programme Manager for our Christchurch/Letchworth location, you will manage completion of programme activity on time and within cost to the required quality to ensure customer satisfaction. Also, generate and delivery of all required project metrics/reports to the required standard within the agreed timeframe.

Location: Christchurch, Dorset or Letchworth UK

We Take Care of Our People

Work-life balance through our Hybrid working, flexitime program and condensed work week (role dependent) I Paid Time Off I Retirement with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits  I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Bonus Scheme I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• The project management planning and execution of Integrated Product Team (IPT) projects to ensure that they are delivered within budget, to schedule, and meeting customer requirements.

• The use of industry best practice project management tools and processes.

• Develop and maintain the programme management plan and master schedule

• Develop and maintain the programme risk register including associated risk mitigation plans.

• Maintain project tracking, communications, reporting systems, and meetings at a frequency that provides the necessary insight into work and programme achievement as well as facilitating communications within the team.

• Ensure all reporting and communications requirements are achieved in a timely and effective manner and such reporting and communications accurately reflect the current status of all aspects of the programme.

• Establish positive and constructive relationships and communications with key internal and external stakeholders such that necessary influence can be exerted in support of meeting programme, contract and company requirements.

• Exercise financial control against allocated programme budgets, working with designated control and work package account managers.

• Ensure all formal reviews, including Life Cycle Management (LCM), design and test are conducted in accordance with the agreed programme schedule.

• Meet all Personal Objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as agreed with the Head of Programmes

• Attend regular programme/department meetings.

• Attend and participate in other forums and activities as directed by the Head of Programmes

What You Bring

Essential Criteria

• Recognized related formal project management qualification (APMP / Prince2 or equivalent).

• 5-years in a project management capacity.

• Experience in the management and delivery of multi-disciplined projects, including system design, development, and integration.

• Proven organisational skills - able to prioritise workloads, including the ability to multi-task effectively.

Desirable Criteria

• Degree qualified is desirable.

• Recognized engineering or aerospace engineering qualifications desirable.

• Experience managing projects - circa £2 million.

• At least 5-years in the aerospace or related industry.

• Leadership and team management skills, ability to motivate and develop.

• Excellent skill set in all aspects of project management, key tools & techniques including scheduling, cost management, change control, scope, resources, contracts, and earned value.

• Goal orientation and outcome focused.

• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, motivation, negotiation).

• Ability to foster good stakeholder relations and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Methodical and organised.

Who We Are

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solution division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value. In 2017, Curtiss-Wright relocated its Avionics, Sensors & Controls and Industrial Business Units into a brand new, purpose-built 160,000 ft2 facility at Bournemouth International Airport.

The state-of-the-art facility has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities as well as in-house environmental stress screening. The facility is committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing for our flight recorder, air data computer, video management systems, computing systems, mission displays and video recorder products.

As the design center of excellence for flight recorders and air data computers, the units had to be lightweight and small – crash survivability requirements exceeding the existing standards for commercial aircraft. 

Our Values

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No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.