Programme Manager – Alliance Deputy Build Programme Manager (DBPM)

Overview

Support and deputise Boat BPM, managing scope, budget, risk, and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• governance
• risk funding
• stage gate
• performance monitoring
• cash claim
• budget cycle

Tasks

-Ensuring effective governance on their project is maintained, assuring the delivery of project goals to time, cost and quality: -To deputise at formal contract review meetings. -To hold BAES to account for the contracted requirements. -Authorising (within delegations) / recommending to the Alliance PD the commitment of risk funding against identified issues, risks, or opportunities. -The take the lead at all Stage Gate Reviews whilst acting for and on behalf of the Boat BPM. -Managing project assumptions, dependencies, and exclusions. -To monitor performance of the build through MI review along with visual confirmation via regular facility inspections/reviews. -To co-ordinate the validation of the main cash claim for their area (circ £120M/month) -To act as the deputy chair of the Alliance Change Board. -To support all Key Stage Gate Reviews for the Boat BPM (Cut Steel, CHoPs, Launch, etc) -Support the Alliance PD in preparing for Alliance Management Reviews (e.g. providing commentary on information from Alliance Project Controls and requesting further analysis) and other governance forums, in respect of BAES Facilities scope. -To review performance of BAES against the plan. -To support the Annual Budget Cycle within SDA as an SME support -In conjunction with the BPM, to define, recruit, and establish the Bt 3-4 team, and ways of working. -Controlling project change and managing project risks and opportunities (including any required investment). -To set, monitor and sign off on milestones whilst keeping the Boat BPM fully briefed on issues and providing a recommendation for endorsement as necessary. -Managing in-year spend to the relevant control total for their project scope. -Generating an annual budget cycle (ABC) for their project scope.

Requirements

• project management
• programme delivery
• degree
• leadership
• communication
• submarine

What You Bring

-Has the ability to keep things simple and remove complexity - communicates with clarity, brevity and simplicity, sets simple, tangible priorities, eliminates complexity for faster customer delivery -Must be able to achieve delivery results by influencing others through exemplary communication and interpersonal skills. -Must be a personable, pro-active professional, able to demonstrate full commitment to exceptional customer care and service in all activities. -Submarine enterprise experience across multiple platform systems (desirable). -Proven track record of utilising best practice methodologies in the successful execution of programme delivery (i.e. be an experienced practitioner of principles, methods, techniques and tools for programme and change management). -Understands and promotes collaboration both inside and outside of the Alliance, values the diversity of people and perspectives. -Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience. -Demonstrates strong people management skills, stimulating creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas and career plans to fruition. -Displays strong leadership behaviours and a passion for driving the performance of the Build team and the Alliance in general. -Significant project management experience, with a proven track record of successful delivery of relevant projects, including pro-active risk and opportunity management. -Formal acceptance of the contracted deliverables for their scope of supply.

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