Technical Program Manager

Role:
Technical Program Manager
Salary: £69,520 - £86,900 per annum DOE

Location:

Cheltenham - Hybrid

We are partnering with this exceptional client, an organisation that is inventing the future of flight. They are a world leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for both commercial and military aircraft.
For their team, this work is far more than a job, it's a passion and a purpose. They operate as one united team, accountable to one another and to their customers, always pushing to find better ways to climb higher together.

Job Description
As the Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for leveraging deep technology, process and domain expertise to drive execution across multiple interdependent projects within a program, ensuring outcomes delivery on time, within scope and budget and of desired quality. You will define execution standards and processes to be followed by all project managers within the program or department.

Roles and Responsibilities

* Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining functionality and specifying requirements

* Outline multi-generational project strategy aligned to deliver on the expected outcomes

* Define execution methodologies and project management practices to be followed by all projects within the program

* Organise project teams comprising from internal and external technical and functional experts based on budget, scope and timeline

* Manage day to day execution of multiple interdependent projects by working directly with global technical teams

* Coordinate execution across multiple projects and drive shared approach and outcomes tracking

* Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required

* Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project

* Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting at various levels of the organisation including leadership and executives

* Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations

* Track project outcomes realisation and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level. Ensure lessons learned are collected

* Perform initial and final financial reviews, and ensure ongoing budget tracking

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college

* Professional experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field.

* Note:

Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

Experience

* Proven experience using project management methodologies to deliver business value and drive significant change across an organisation

* Experience managing budgets including budget and spend

* Strong understanding and knowledge of various project and portfolio management methodologies with track record of implementing shared standards for large organisations

* Strong leadership skills with ability to influence outcomes and organise teams to attain shared goals

* Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills

* Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies demonstrated through training, job experience and / or industry activities

* Experience working with others on a global basis

* Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others

* Demonstrated customer focus,  evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives

* Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills  and communicates in a clear manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans

* Change oriented, actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes…