Senior Project Manager
Based Reading – Hybrid role with 2/3 days in the office per week
Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for a really exciting, fast paced, high profile National Programme with the Home Office?
Would you like gain further exposure working with our European Colleagues across Europe?
What the role has to offer:
Opportunity to see the product in operation at Thales Reading and the customer test site in Heathrow
Opportunity to work in a different sector within Thales UK
Part of a high profile national programme to “Build a Safer, Seamless Border Experience”
Involved in the National Roll-out of the eGates
Our Opportunity
Thales CDI (Cyber and Digital Security) have a really exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join the team to work on the e-Gates programme
You will be responsible for leading and successfully delivery of the e-Gates programme, key areas of focus are:-
Be the main project management interface to the customer for development of the solution and testing
Planning, executing and managing implementation activities to meet project schedule, quality and cost targets and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Leading and managing cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams including Work Package Managers, in-house manufacturing and Project Engineers
Ensuring sufficient resources are allocated to meet schedule requirements
Ensuring achievement of milestones and key events per Contract
Managing project risks as well as financial and contractual contingencies, Internal and external reporting
There will be some travel to UK customer sites and some European travel specifically to Madrid
About the role and eGate programme “Build a Safer, Seamless Border Experience”
Thales UK has a proud legacy of delivering critical technology solutions to government and industry, including more than 15 years of innovation in the Government security technology sector. Our Automatic Border Control (ABC) systems support secure, seamless travel using biometrics, e-passports, and document verification to automate identity checks and reduce border wait times. These systems are currently deployed across international airports and border points worldwide.
Based at our Reading Green Park site, you will play a vital role in delivering secure, high-performance biometric border control systems to our customers.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). 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. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.
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.
About you
You will have proven experience of successfully leading and delivering complex, high profile projects ideally related to software development delivery and the deployment of critical systems countrywide within a customer facing role, together with the following:-
Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and prioritize requests
Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices, and contract management technics
Aptitude for clear and concise thinking, flexible and able to adapt to change
Knowledge of Thales PRJ and Thales DDQS processes, documentation, and milestones
Knowledge and experience in deployment of biometric data capture solution or smart card Issuance solution or PKI solution
Experience working with confluence and Jira
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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.
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Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
