Work Package Manager - Hardware Engineer

Location: Reading, United KingdomThales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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.

The Work Package Manager is responsible for:
• Work Package Organisation and Planning
o Author the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure regarding the entity/Customer requirements.
o Identify deliverables, milestones and interdependencies with other WP’s
o Establish an initial network / PERT diagram, the schedule and the estimates and the schedule based on a viable solution, and identify the necessary resources and their availability
o Define WP risks and opportunities and ensure agreed mitigations are funded and Initialise the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools
o Ensure the WP is approved and where applicable commitment is obtained from suppliers.
•Work Package Launch
o Refine the network / PERT diagram and create a detailed schedule which is aligned with the project master schedule.
o Define the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP
o Write relevant plans within the WP scope
o Update the WP risks and opportunities and ensure any newly agreed mitigations are funded.
o Define, implement and report WP specific KPIs and ensure these captured in the PMP
• Work Package Execution
o Achieve the objectives of the Work Package and take the necessary management actions to correct any deviation from the baseline or objectives
o Identify and solve issues, managing the risks and opportunities and performing mitigation activities.
• Work Package Monitoring and Control
o Review document, specifications, schedule & estimate files using peers where necessary.
o Monitor & consolidate all deliverables.
o Update the schedule, risk & opportunities register, the ETC & EAC.
o Consolidate the work package dashboard (included agreed KPIs) and lead progress meetings
o Report as per the PMP and escalate to the PM any variances or key issues.
o Manage scope change and ensure baseline change requests are raised and the Work Package Description is up-issued as necessary.
• Quality of Deliverables
o Responsible for the quality of the delivered products, services and documentation within the project committed time and budget and in the scope of the work package.
o Ensures that all configuration items within the WP scope are managed (could be done by a configuration manager)
• Key Stakeholder Relations
o Lead the team and/or suppliers involved to perform the work package and ensures the respect of all commitments.
o Participate and input to all relevant project reviews as specified in the PMP
o Act, where required, as PM delegate to the Client.
o Act, where required, as the Thales representative for sub-contracted work
• Capture of Lessons Learned
o The WPM must collect, analyse and synthesise the strengths and weaknesses during the performance of the work package, propose recommendations for improvement and record these as prescribed in the PMP.
• Work Package Closure
o The WPM must ensure that all the commitments taken in his work package description sheet have been honoured by collating all WP data, costs and estimates etc, recording them and then organise a closure review.

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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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