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Reporting to – Managing Director

To provide project management and project management support to Millbrook Special Vehicles. This role will primarily involve the support of a vehicle fleet in service and for ad hoc engineering activities and programmes associated with it. In addition, support will be required for smaller projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Project manage a range of project types including vehicle maintenance and repair, vehicle conversion and enhancement, system integration, vehicle test verification and validation
• Cost control to include managing budgets, tracking targets, P&L accounts for board review, invoicing
• Scheduling, primarily using MSP to track progress, monitor performance, highlight and delays and plan on how to mitigate them
• Managing contract deliverables and contract amendments
• Managing concessions and design change requests
• Managing subcontracts and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Projects status reporting to the Managing Director of Millbrook Special Vehicles, the finance department and to the client
• Chair of meetings, minute taking and report writing
• Manage or support bid preparation
• Managing resources, both internal and external, in conjunction with the leadership in Millbrook Special Vehicles
• Managing quality and ensuring processes and procedures adhere to ISO accreditations, striving for best practice at all times
• Audit support and participation
• Risk management, using a standard risk management matrix
• Procurement and interfacing with the purchasing department
• Managing stakeholder relationships
• Continually seek ways to improve the business and align your colleagues to this activity
• Act in accordance with the behaviours for Millbrook staff at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level, preferably in an engineering discipline, or appropriate experience
• Project management qualification or demonstration of appropriate experience

Experience

• Proven expertise in project management, particularly with regard to complex vehicle installations
• Proven experience in meeting demanding deadlines
• Preferably experience of working with MoD and/or automotive OEMs

Skills

• Good Level of understanding of the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work under pressure to exacting deadlines
• Technical minute taking
• Report authoring
• Good understanding of quality control management processes
• Familiarity of working in an ISO 90001 environment
• Good understanding of safety and environmental management processes

Personal Behaviours

• Confident and robust
• Good attention to detail
• Pragmatic
• Team oriented with the ability to lead
• Able to take ownership and be decisive when required
• An agent for change, embracing the opportunity this delivers
• A driver for efficiency gains throughout the function

Other

• Flexible approach to work demands
• Flexibility to travel as and when required
• Full UK driving licence
• SC clearance is required, preferably current or previously held (essential)

To apply, please email a copy of your CV, stating the job reference number and your salary expectations, to jobs@millbrook.co.uk