Date Posted:

2024-04-25

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Raytheon UK Weapons team has a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and confident new team member to join the team and take the lead on one of our key programmes, as well as support the continued growth of the business.

This team works with cutting edge technology and offers the opportunity to contribute to global security whilst also learning and developing your own skills and knowledge. Together the team delivers a varied range of programmes, from production, development, integration, and support. This can be to military customers directly, or through other key defence companies, providing plenty of opportunity to learn and develop a wide range of skills and experience and progress within the business.

Our business has the benefit of working in the ultimate challenging environment: a complex engineering and legislative environment – we are therefore keen to hear from someone who can create momentum within a programme, work effectively with other functions to deliver results and motivate the team to achieve their very best. This is a time of rapid growth, and the ability to instigate and drive change would be of great value to us. A key benefit of this role is you will get the opportunity to get out and visit customers and suppliers both nationally and internationally.

As well as developing within the business, Raytheon UK also encourages its employees to get involved in one of our Employee Resource Groups. These groups are an integral part of our diversity and inclusion journey and a key to maintaining a rich diverse talent base, and more details of the groups can be found online. We also encourage all employees to take advantage of 5 full days of volunteering leave to allow them to focus on social causes that impact their local community. We also support flexible working hours, which can be negotiation to suit both the business and employee to help balance busy lives.

Working within the Weapons team, as part of the wider Weapons and Sensors business unit, the successful candidate will execute and support a range of technically challenging programmes. Establishing and growing effective relationships with both new and existing customers is key. Success will require innovative thinking, forward planning, and an ability to react quickly to changes. As a valuable member of the Weapons team, identifying and securing new opportunities, working collaboratively with the wider company, and creating an inclusive environment for your team to grow are important to the success of this role. There will be significant exposure and excellent opportunity to advance within the company.

As part of the day-to-day activities the role requires delivery of programmes, ensuring on-time deliveries, customer satisfaction, and high-quality deliverables, as well as the support and management junior Programme Managers to deliver against their challenging targets and goals. There will be opportunities to take on wider activities across the company, and a broad interest in what the wider Company does would be a highly desirable quality.

Below are both the Essential and Desirable candidate qualities. At Raytheon our priority is culture: we are keen to hear from people with the right attitude, values and willingness to learn, therefore even if you feel you do not meet the majority of the qualities, we still encourage you to apply.

This programme delivery role involves:

• Working closely with all functions, especially Engineering, to provide support and reduce any barriers to completing work

• Weekly engagement with customers to ensure communication channels are maintained and the programme is on track

• Creation of regular customer and internal reports and updates, as well as meetings notes for customer approval

• The opportunity to attend face-to-face meetings with customers in the UK and overseas

• Ensuring that customer deliveries are of the highest standard and delivered on time, which involves the management of the Import and Export approvals, release paperwork and deliverable review and approval

• Leading weekly action reviews with the customer

• Initiate and lead the preparation of the internal programme review process and working closely with all functions to ensure that the review is accurate and on time

• Work closely with Programme Controls to ensure that the programme schedule is up to date and accurate

Essential Candidate Qualities:

• A confident team player who works well with others and inspires them to follow in their example..

• Able to establish and nurture productive relationships, both internally and externally.

• A supportive manager who aspires to get the best from their team.

• Proven ability to create and identify new opportunities for business.

• An ability to work self-sufficiently to deliver on agreed goals

• Can anticipate problems, identify innovative and logical solutions, and then to confidently enact them.

• An able communicator in verbal, written and presentational forms to all audiences.

• Able to manage and work within agreed budgets.

• Unafraid to challenge and question.

• Able and willing to travel to customers and suppliers within the UK and overseas.

Desirable Candidate Qualities:

• Established background in Aerospace and/or Defence.

• Experience of working in different country cultures.

• A thorough understanding of the customer (UK MoD, Foreign Governments and Military)

• A background in weapons and regulations.

• Member of a relevant Engineering or Programme Management Professional Institution.

• Experience of effective management of programmes using Earned Value Management.

Raytheon Career Development:

Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role.

Standard Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice scheme’s.• Enhanced sick pay scheme• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental leave.• 37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements). Flexible working arrangements may be considered depending on the role and subject to line manager approval.• Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold).

Diversity:

Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.

Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunities and has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Women's Network, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), D&I counsel, Reservist Network etc and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.