Lead Programme Manager

Lead Programme Manager

G&H St Asaph

Competitive Salary on Offer plus benefits + Bonus

G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing. As experts in the technology of light, G&H works with customers to provide optical systems, assemblies, and components for demanding applications. We are currently recruiting for a Lead Programme Manager. The Lead Programme Manager has complete accountability of Programmes running in our Innovation Hub, leads the Programme Management team, has full responsibility of delivering the projects on-time and under budget and is responsible for enabling new programmes with costed proposals.

Responsibilities include;

Responsibility for management and delivery of project portfolio with full accountability for programmatic, technical and financial performance.

Work closely with the Site Lead, Sales & Business Development to create, execute and maintain project plans and statements of work (SOW), detailing task descriptions, deliverables, project schedules through liaising with specialist areas across a matrix organisation in-line with company processes, procedures and standards

Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations to deliver programmes on time and under budget in all phases, from Design & Development to full scale Production.

Deliver programmes in line with G&H or customer-driven processes, standards and project governance requirements

Lead and co-ordinate proposals from concept to contract award, working through the direction of Business Development and Engineering.

Schedule and lead periodic customer program meetings

Take responsibility for identification and realisation of Profit Improvement on projects

Good understanding of contractual requirements

Maintain project action plans and drive internal team meetings

Apply change, risk and resource management

Lead programme management team.

Interface and prepare reports for the Site Lead and Executive management team

Ideal candidates will have the following attributes;

Minimum 5 years of management experience in multi-million programmes

Technical knowledge in at least one of Mechanical Design, Optics or Electronics

Knowledge of commercial aspects of Optics desirable

Proven track record in driving and executing on Defence programmes

Strong communication and presentation skills

As well as a competitive salary and training, company benefits include;

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension pays 6%

Company bonus scheme

Health Cash Plan

Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake an appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.