Description
Risk and Opportunity Manager - Contract - Lockheed Martin
6 months to start ASAP
Location; Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Reference; 11341
*Please note all successful applicants will need to be eligible to go through UK Security vetting procedures to gain SC level clearance..*
Lockheed Martin UK - Ampthill currently employs around 800 employees and is the largest wholly owned Lockheed Martin site in the UK.
Programme Operations employ in the region of 900 personnel consisting of Programme Managers, Control Account Managers, Master Planners, Risk Managers, Programme and Administration Support personnel these personnel are deployed to various programmes across the site.
Specific Job Description:
The Risk & Opportunity Manager will provide Risk & Opportunity management support to either a single complex programme or across a number of projects within a business area. The Risk & Opportunity Manager will work directly with the project teams in the development & maintenance of Risk & Opportunity registers covering complex Design & Development, as well as support & production.
The risk and opportunity register contains the known cost, schedule and technical risk and opportunity, the Risk & Opportunity manager will work with the programme leads to develop a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the risk, and a mitigation plan for reducing or eliminating each risk and enhancing or exploiting each Opportunity.
In conjunction with the Master Planner/Scheduler the Risk and Opportunity manager will use the approved tool to develop a Monte Carlo analysis of the programme. The Risk and Opportunity manager will publish the results of the schedule risk analysis in accordance with contract deliverable requirements.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Develop the programme Risk and Opportunity register complete with quantitative and qualitative impacts and mitigation plans.
Perform ongoing monte carlo risk analysis.
Facilitate risk and opportunity meetings with programme team members.
Assist in the development of cohesive and logical programme mitigation plans.
Maintain current status of the Risk and Opportunity Register.
Present and participate in Risk and Opportunity meetings and reviews.
Production of Project Risk and Opportunity Reporting
Required Skills:
Excellent working knowledge of and experience in industry standard risk tools, such as ARM, Primavera Risk Analysis (Formally Pertmaster) and Predict!
This is a demanding role within a team environment, therefore the ability to work under pressure using initiative to take on responsibility and being able to use innovative approaches to problem solving within the project programme environment is a must.
Good interpersonal skills are essential, as well as having the ability to communicate effectively, formally and informally, with a wide range of people including internal senior management and project team members, subcontractors and suppliers through to high level customer representatives.
For this to be successful the applicant must have good communication skills and be proficient in a wide range of presentation techniques.
Ability to apply sound logic when translating information into a logical sequence of events (planning), which require fully linked dependencies.
The candidate must have experience risk planning in MoD or Defence related programmes and be able to understand and work with a technical and skill-diverse team.
A fast learner with good analytical skills.
Enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to ones duties and responsibilities.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to analyse schedules for risk and opportunity and clearly communicate to programme manager and leads.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Bachelor's degrees from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
Desirable Skills:
Strong technical background to understand the issues associated with the technical development and integration of cutting edge systems
Planning/scheduling experience in MoD or defence contracting work involving all hardware, software and integration activities from development to production.
Experience with MS Project 2007.
Standard Job Description:
Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Typical Minimum Education & Experience:
Ideally require a Bachelors degree from an accredited college and capability typically achieved through proven professional experience. Will also consider individuals with equivalent experience/combined education. Considered experienced, but still a learner.
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