The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Project Manager to support the Programme Managers and Manufacturing Management Team. The successful candidate's duties will include defining, planning, directing, and delivering the manufacturing projects/contracts against plan targets at the Bolton site.

As a Manufacturing Project Manager, the successful candidate will develop strategic techniques across cost control and schedule adherence. With previous knowledge, the candidate will play a vital role in managing stakeholder interfaces, including internal customers, and ensuring accurate progress reporting against all aspects of project performance.

What we're looking for:

• Experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in delivering fixed cost programmes, of significant value, within a matrix organisation.
• Experience within an engineering or production environment would be of preference.
• Communicates effectively with the ability to build strong relationships, with experience in driving multi-functional teams and delivering to tight time scales.
• Experience in the application of Project Management skills at the assistant level in an appropriate business environment.
• ESD training medical requirements, no Health surveillance requirements
• You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role.

Additional skills required:

• Relationship builder - (Essential)
• Maintenance of plans and budgets - (Essential)
• Experience in Project Management - (Essential)

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Project Manager:

• Planning, facilitating, and providing support to the success of large-scale contracts throughout the product life cycle.
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with internal customers and key subcontractors.
• Ensuring accurate progress reporting against all aspects of project performance and interpreting requirements back to manufacturing.
• Assisting in preparing and maintaining contract risk and opportunity plans/budgets.
• Communicating consolidated project/programme requirements to a multi-disciplined team to safeguard deliveries.
• Playing a pivotal role in tendering/bidding activities associated with the successful acquisition of the future business.

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of MBDA's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.