18 Oct
Thales
Stockport
Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer.
We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Project Support Officer
Location: Cheadle - Hybrid
Do you want to work with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development? Are you looking to develop a career within Bid and Project Management?
What the role has to offer:
- Visibility of Cutting Edge Technology and Research
- Dealing with a variety of stakeholder and customers
- A critical role where you can really add value and drive efficiency to the business
- Opportunity to get involved with new tools, PALMA and become an SME in the end to end business process form Contract Entry to Contract Closure
- Career Opportunities - A growing function which is expanding it’s capabilities.
What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
- Pension Scheme
- 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- 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
Our Opportunity
Thales Under Water Systems (UWS) who provide Sonar Systems to the Royal Navy and International customers have a great opportunity for a Project Support Officer to join the team supporting the submarine profile
You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and effective support service to both Operations and the Bid & Project Management teams, ensuring that all aspects of project governance are in place, from initial Contract entry through to Contract closure, ensuring at all times in between, data is kept up to date, tracked and monitored with view to drive efficiencies through the end to end process.
The role operates within the context of the Project Management Office. Activities will include but not limited to Contract Entry and other B1 tasks, support to project control, planning, risk management, general project co-ordination, trade compliance checks, delivery tracking, document / data control, communications, support to workshops and stakeholder liaison.
This role will require SC Clearance.
It would be advantageous if currently held; if not currently held it is expected that the post holder will undergo SC Clearance, please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
About you:-
You will need to be confident using software tools and ideally have working knowledge of document management tools together with Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio.
- You will be proactive, have strong administrations and organisation skills together with being able to prioritise and work well within a team environment.
- You will enjoy working in a pressurised and highly supportive environment and be committed to supporting the team and work to deadlines
- Accuracy of reporting and the ability to present data in a clear, summarised fashion at a level appropriate to the needs of the particular task
- A positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal skills together with good communication skills at all levels
- The ability to manage conflicting deadlines and priorities.
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.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,
if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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▶️ Project Support Officer
🖊️ Thales
📍 Stockport