Programme Manager – ISE

Job Title: Programme Manager – ISE Salary: Competitive Grade GG13 Location: Riyadh JOB PURPOSE International Systems Engineering (ISE) provide the IT capability and service both onsite and centrally to all projects and programmes in BAE Systems Saudi Arabia and to our partner companies, BAE Systems Saudi Development and Training and SMSCMC. ISE is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships. Programme Manager is responsible for the management of one or more large projects or a single large programme consisting of multiple projects. The Project Manager may also be responsible for the management of strategic proposals. As PM, he/she is responsible for delivery of all contracts under their control to the agreed scope, time, cost and quality constraints. The Programme Manager may also have departmental responsibility, and therefore will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the departmental IBP. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES Project Management: · Have a direct input into the Program Management policies, roadmaps, guidelines and standards. · Works with the Program Management Authority (PMA), to ensure all the governance and approval for all proposals and plans. · Participate and represent ISE in wider BAE Systems and Kingdom Partner Companies project deliveries. · Demonstrates sufficient knowledge and experience to make decisions that advance ISE and the customer strategic objectives. · Works to ensure ultimate success of the Projects and Programme Management capabilities. · Work closely with senior customer and suppliers representatives to maintain/build a good working relationship. · Negotiation with senior customers and supplier representatives. · Coordinating project/programme reporting via CSR to the business. · Excellent stakeholder management skills · Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills · Experience of Programme and Project level financial costing · Experience with successful execution of all phases of a large and multi-year capture and delivery project effort, including strategic planning, teaming, proposals, market, or competitive and price-to-win analyses · Strong and demonstrated ability to build client relationships and trust with key stakeholders · Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutions · Excellent time management skills · Holding an advance Project Management qualification (APMQ, Prince etc.) · In depth understanding and experience of the whole project lifecycle · Project estimating · Significant experience of Risk and Opportunity Management at a programme level · Significant experience of Cost and Budget Management at a programme level · Significant experience of Resource Management at a programme/departmental level · Change control processes and management · Team Leading of multiple projects · In depth understanding of supply chain management · In depth understanding of project commercial activities Leadership: · Functional reporting into PMA · Responsible for management of one or more small teams Problem Solving: · Project planning and scope definition · Solution of complex project problems · Negotiation of programme scope with senior customer or supplier representatives · Ability to assess risks at a programme level and assess risk mitigation or contingency plans · Ability to resolve project issues, either directly or through appropriate escalation channels Business Expertise: · In-depth knowledge of ISE and BAE business processes and functions · Experience of building strategic relationships with customers and suppliers · Development and maintenance of IBP and business planning concepts · People Management: · Participate in the identification and recruitment of key talent · Manage, guide and assist direct reports to perform their functional operations in accordance with the policies and procedures · Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate / appraise the team and regular feedback on performance · Promote a high-performance working environment and ISE’s values. Governance – Leads development and communication of the organisation’s policies for corporate governance of information. Contributes to strategic plans for IT, which satisfy the current and ongoing needs of the organization’s business strategy, and the current and future capabilities of IT. Promotes clear decision making, leading to valid reasons for IT acquisitions. Monitors provision of IT services, levels of service and service quality. Assures that the organisation’s business processes are compliant with relevant legislation, and that the organisation operates according to the principles embedded in relevant standards. Promotes IT policies, practices and decisions which reco