Saab UK is a British company that is part of Saab Group’s global high-technology operations. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space and civil security. In the UK we bring together the best of Swedish and British innovation and engineering to provide our customers with products and solutions that push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. Our mission is to help our customers to keep people and society safe.
Our Saab UK business is going through a period of rapid growth, this means that we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK Ltd combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Across the country we have seven principle sites which focus on software engineering, underwater robotics, training services and radars. Globally we number over 19,000 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically we are leaders in many areas, and we reinvest a high proportion of our earnings in internal research and development. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge – to make the world a safer place.
Saab is a company with opportunities, a company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility as well as good opportunities for advancing in your career. Additionally, Saab is a company that respects each person’s needs for a rewarding life beyond work.
Role:
Following the planned expansion of UK-based radar manufacturing capability, and to support the delivery of the latest generation of sensors to the UK Ministry of Defence and other global customers, SAAB UK are looking to recruit a detail-orientated Project Manager responsible for the management, tracking, administration and reporting of internal (intra-Saab) and external (Customer-facing) projects.
Reporting to the Head of Programmes, Sensor Systems UK you will be working with experienced UK- and Sweden-based Project Managers and delivery teams to ensure successful project delivery, monitoring of project timelines and milestones, accurate data capture and reporting, and invoicing and payment for our family of radar systems, communication systems and data links.
Willingness to travel, including internationally, will be essential for this role.
The successful candidate will have the potential to grow the position as the business grows and will benefit from continuous training across Project Management and Commercial disciplines.
Main Tasks:
- Project management of the delivery of Saab systems to customers and users
- Administering and reporting the running of projects and contracts as required
- Identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk management
- Coordinating internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget as well as ensuring that goals are fulfilled
- Analysing project status and, when necessary and with appropriate consultation, revising the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
- Identifying opportunities for the organization to continuously improve in order to contribute to increased efficiency in our operations
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
Essential
- Familiarity with Project Management and MIS tools (e.g. Antura, Agresso, IFS, JIRA, ERP etc)
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 / APMP)
- Able to obtain UK Security Clearance up to at least SC level
- During your employment you will handle tasks and materials that are classed as military secrets and therefore you must have a UK or Swedish citizenship
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience
Preferred
- Experience as part of physical, virtual and disparate teams, with multiple stakeholders, to deliver innovative solutions, on budget and on time
- Knowledge of defence systems (previous military experience is relevant but not required)
- Full UK driving licence
The candidate should
- Be a motivated and critical thinking individual
- Be capable of working alone and arranging their own workload
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Be comfortable in a complex technical environment