Export Infrastructure: Design and Construction Project Manager

About The Job

MBDA is looking to recruit an experienced and professional Project Manager with an engineering background ideally in Structural or Electrical Engineering to join its CSS Export Infrastructure Projects Team. The role will be prioritised to support UK‑led Export Construction Projects, but will also provide support to different MBDA National Company projects as required by workload demand.

Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience.

Location: Bolton (relocation package may be offered).

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Hybrid working pattern is available.

Security Clearance: British citizen or dual UK national with British citizenship. All successful candidates need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) after the offer stage.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.

• Company Bonus: up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities:
  Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.
• Training and Development:
  Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities.

You will be involved in all design and construction activities from requirements capture and Infrastructure Programme development, to appointment and management of consultants who lead design activities, to oversight of construction and handover/acceptance phases.

• Leading of, or participation in, the collection of customer requirements and establishment of necessary in‑country laws, regulations and standards governing design.
• Translate the requirements and applicable in‑country codes and standards and harmonise them with the technical and end‑user requirements needed to develop proposals for storage, maintenance and operations of munitions and associated systems.
• Managing and delivering projects to Time, Cost and Quality (TCQ) targets.
• Organising projects and establishing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS), proposing infrastructure solutions and associated services, authorising major decisions, validating design and site integration, and managing risks and opportunities.
• Possess courage to speak‑up and challenge projects that may be off‑track or at risk to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
• Apply best‑practice working and demonstrate safe working practices to ensure MBDA maintains its duty of care towards all employees.
• Participate in the technical validation at gates between project phases (design, construction, etc.).
• Develop and maintain the team repository of projects, good practices and harmonised methods.
• Be a source of expert advice and technical excellence for any infrastructure topic within the company.
• Develop opportunities for the team to participate actively in commercial campaigns.
• Contribute and involve in establishing contracts.

• Willingness to travel – the role will require frequent global travel.
• An ideal candidate will come from a design engineering background, with knowledge of Structural Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Engineering Degree qualification or higher in relevant engineering or construction is highly desirable.
• Experience and good knowledge of construction contract management.
• Experience and knowledge of leading projects through RIBA Plan of Works stages.
• Successfully develop enduring relationships with the customer community, galvanising that relationship by demonstrating an ability to accurately capture and develop customer requirements into functional and compliant buildings.
• Ability to translate and harmonise requirements between UK regulations, in‑country regulations and technical requirements.
• Organise projects and establish optimal WBS and OBS.
• Propose infrastructure solutions and associated services, authorise major decisions, validate design and site integration, and manage risks and opportunities.
• Apply best‑practice working and…