Job title: Project Manager
Location: Glasgow - hybrid working arrangement – 3 days per week on site
Are you ready to lead the delivery and maintenance of cutting-edge test equipment within the Air Domain? We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager for Test Equipment & Infrastructure to join our team. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the delivery and maintenance of test solutions, coordinate with engineering and production teams, manage stakeholders, and drive process improvements. If you have professional project management expertise, and a proactive approach to stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
Performance-related bonus
Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
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 Roles and Responsibilities:
Coordinate delivery of reliable test equipment across engineering, production, procurement, and project management teams within the Air Domain.
Lead the full lifecycle of test equipment projects, including requirements definition, integration, validation, and acceptance.
Develop and manage project plans, ensuring effective control of scope, schedule, cost, risks, and governance.
Oversee quality assurance and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
Track and optimise performance metrics for test equipment uptime and throughput, resolving issues swiftly.
Drive process improvements and continuous collaboration, addressing gaps and sharing lessons learned across projects.
Build trust with stakeholders and represent projects in governance reviews, ensuring compliance with Thales processes and promoting accountability.
About You:
We are looking for a fully established Project Manager with a track record of delivering successful complex projects, ideally in the manufacturing, engineering or defence sector.
Strong customer and supplier and stakeholder management skills.
Directing 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
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 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 - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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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.
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