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Senior Project Manager

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. **Senior Project Manager** **Location:**Based in Glasgow (hybrid working, 3 days a week on site presence and travel requirements are project-dependant -- with travel to customer site in Germany) **Security clearance requirements:** UK Eyes Only. Sole British nationals. Would you like to work for a world-renowned department that research, develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? Then look no further... **What the role has to offer:** We have a great opportunity in Thales Optronics and Missile Electronic (OME), a part of Thales Land and Air Systems for a Senior Project Manager to join the team. * This is a really exciting opportunity where you will be working closely with both internal and external customers (based in Germany) with the potential of the role becoming a product management role where you may get the opportunity to build up a portfolio. * You will be responsible for a highly complex project or high value portfolio. You will liaise across the project to ensure best practice and that the project management capability strengths and weaknesses are identified and managed. You will also be providing coaching and direct support to less experienced project managers. * Opportunity to lead a large and complex defence project * Exposure to a cutting-edge, diverse product offering and project portfolio in a growing industry * Opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and fast moving environment **Core Benefits:** On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; * Performance-related bonus * Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm * 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) * 24 hours volunteering paid for * Private healthcare * Pension scheme * Life cover * 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app * Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers * Gym membership discounts **Key Roles and Responsibilities:** * Deliver the key results and performance metrics the projects, including order intake, sales, gross margin and cash. * Management of a project team including the direct coaching and provision of assistance to less experienced / less capable project managers. * Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid or "Demand" phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture, work definition, estimating and scheduling that will include all Milestones, activities, resources and any other feature that will require to be delivered. * Project Governance (the Gate and Stage Processes) over the bid and project delivery activities to ensure project, technical, procurement and support processes are applied and are effective in controlling risks. * Ensure all business planning and reporting is published in accordance with Business directives e.g. Project Management reviews (PMR), Business Operations Report (BOR) and On Time Delivery (OTD). * Drive Quality, Cost \& Delivery performance through close working with other functions. * Manage all project stakeholders; ensuring strong communications are established and maintained. **About You:** * We are looking for a fully established Senior Project Manager with an extensive track record of delivering successful complex projects in the defence, manufacturing, or heavy engineering sectors. * Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation. * Full business lifecycle management, including capture, qualification and developing capture plans and winning strategies. * Extensive client and stakeholder management. * Comprehensive understanding of generic processes and techniques used to schedule project activities (for example; WBS, OBS, milestones, dependencies, EVM). #LI-DNI In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles. Great journeys start here, apply now!

Glasgow, UK

Negotiable Salary

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Programme Manager

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. **Job title:** Programme Manager **Location**: Glasgow- (hybrid working arrangement -- 3 days per week on site) Do you have a proven track record of successful delivery of major programmes in the defence/heavy engineering/manufacturing sector? Are you looking for an opportunity to use these skills in a critical role, delivering one of Thales' largest Critical Projects? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Programme Manager to join our Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME) UK team in Glasgow. **Core Benefits:** On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; * Performance-related bonus * Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm * 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) * 24 hours volunteering paid for * Private healthcare (grade dependent) * Pension scheme * Life cover * 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app * Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers * Gym membership discounts **Key responsibilities:** The purpose of this position is to support the Programme Director in ensuring the successful delivery of a Programme to achieve programme objectives/requirements to the satisfaction of both the customer and Thales. The programme demands a senior programme leader owing to the complexities presented by delivering one of Thales' largest Critical Projects, responsibilities to include (but not limited to): * Leading a team to ensure the efficient delivery of the programme * Managing customer and supplier relationships * Leading the process of structuring and planning complex projects and the tailored deployment of best practice project controls * Managing project activities with reference to the baseline and critical path, with a focus on proactive risk and opportunity management and controlling variance to time/cost/quality * Project financial and contractual management * Working across functional boundaries to achieve alignment and support for project objectives * Demand/business planning principles in a project context with a focus on the reliable forecasting of resource requirements (including critical skills) and working with adjacent functions to schedule those appropriately * Representing projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management **About you:** * A proven track record of successful delivery of major programmes in a context relevant to Thales (defence/engineering/manufacturing), in a complex, multi-site organisation * Strong Leadership skills including leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams * The role requires strong leadership, professional project management expertise (that is founded on significant experience of managing complex projects), excellent stakeholder management, team building skills, a proactive approach to identifying and managing risks and opportunities, rigour to change control and commercial awareness. * This role requires highly capable stakeholder management of both internal and external key UK customers, the use of highly developed networking and influencing skills to ensure that Thales delivers the appropriate programme outcomes on time, to the budgeted cost and quality. * Experience with coaching early careers Project Managers **Security Clearance statement:** Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a Non-ITAR country may be considered. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. #LI-DNI In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles. Great journeys start here, apply now!

Glasgow, UK

Negotiable Salary

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Personal Assistant

**Details** ----------- ### **Reference number** 418105 ### **Salary** £25,854 - £33,936 London £28,390-£33,936, National £25,854-£30,850 Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP ### **Job grade** Executive Officer Level 1B ### **Contract type** Permanent ### **Business area** OFGEM - Corporate Services ### **Type of role** Administration / Corporate Support Secretarial ### **Working pattern** Flexible working, Full-time ### **Number of jobs available** 1 **Contents** ------------ * Location * About the job * Benefits * Things you need to know * Apply and further information **Location** ------------ Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations -- Cardiff, Glasgow, or London, especially welcoming applications from people based in Cardiff and Glasgow **About the job** ----------------- ### **Job summary** Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. Ofgem's purpose is to protect energy consumers, especially vulnerable people, by ensuring they are treated fairly and benefit from a cleaner, greener environment. This is an exciting time to join Ofgem as a Personal Assistant (PA) and be a key member of a busy and collaborative EA/PA cohort. This role puts you at the heart of the organisation providing a full range of secretarial and administrative support to Deputy Directors within the portfolio assigned. The successful candidate will work closely with other Executive Assistants (EAs) and PAs across their directorate and have exposure to a wide variety of projects and people and will have plenty of opportunity to learn, grow and make the role your own. ### **Job description** The role offers lots of autonomy, so we are looking for someone who is proactive and confident enough to challenge the status quo and change the way we do things. At the same time, you will be part of a collaborative and experienced team who are ready to support and train you. You are likely to work at a senior level as a Personal Assistant or Team Administrator. Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Good interpersonal and networking skills are essential, and you will be ready to cooperate closely with others. A high level of proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) is essential. ### **Person specification** **Role Criteria** Essential: * **Experience of providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment. Planning, organising, and prioritising where priorities are constantly changing. (Lead)** * Good interpersonal and networking skills with the ability to communicate with staff and industry contacts at all levels. * Proactive and able to work with minimum supervision. * Demonstrable ability to work as part of a team. * Highly Proficient with the MS Office suite (ideally including OneNote). ### **Behaviours** We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: * Seeing the Big Picture * Managing a Quality Service * Delivering at Pace * Communicating and Influencing **Benefits** ------------ Alongside your salary of £25,854, OFGEM contributes £7,489 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about. **Things you need to know** --------------------------- ### **Selection process details** This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. When you press the 'Apply now' button, you will be directed to a Civil Service test -- guidance for this can be found here Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Upon passing the test, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications. You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word 'personal statement' evidencing how you meet the essential criteria and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Ofgem takes any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by \[ https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn\]. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. ### **Security** Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. ### **Nationality requirements** This job is broadly open to the following groups: * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements ### **Working for the Civil Service** The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. ### **Diversity and Inclusion** The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . **Apply and further information** --------------------------------- This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. ### **Contact point for applicants** #### **Job contact :** * Name : Emma Tosh * Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk #### **Recruitment team** * Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Glasgow, UK

Negotiable Salary