Senior Portfolio Manager in Crewe, Cheshire

Portfolio Manager
South East Wales or Creww - Travel between sites
Up to £55,000k

*** Due to the nature of the role & the industry you will be working in, you will be required to achieve UK SC clearance ***

We are looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to work with our functional colleagues. You will be responsible for the management of resources and work packages ensuring that competent people are available to satisfy project requirements, whilst maintaining effective resource utilisation.

Day to Day you will be -
Accountable for delivery of the projects and programmes and results of the team
Financially plan and achieve acceptable business financial objectives for orders, sales, gross margin and cash
Monitor and report project/programme performance for schedule, technical, financial and quality objectives
Establish and maintain strong customer and supplier relationships maintaining regular communications and managing expectations
Oversee the development, establishment and continuous improvement and tailoring of procedures and guidelines for operation of the project/programme, ensuring adherence to the Operational Framework and LCM mandates
Pro-actively engage with the talent management process

Key experience we are looking for -
Formal training in Project Management (accredited by APM, PMI or PRINCE), with knowledge of scheduling and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict!)
Experience working as a Project/Programme Manager on complex projects/programmes with extensive knowledge of Project Management and ideally from a comparable industry (Defence/Manufacturing/Engineering sector)
Degree-level qualification (engineering discipline preferred) or comparable experience in the engineering/manufacturing sector, with demonstrable Project Management delivery experience, ideally from a comparable industry (Defence)
Experience in building customer relationships and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
Experience in managing risks and opportunities to the benefit of the programme

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.