Endeavour Recruitment

Programme/Project Manager - (Telecom, Military Defence, Rail Infrastructure Experience) JOB LOCATION: Milton Keynes MK10 0BZ DURATION: 12 Months FTC PERM TYPE: HYBRID (2/3 Days a Week Onsite) SALARY: 80K - 85K + Benefits SALARY: 70K - 75K + Benefits Our Client is looking for Candidates with Solid past experience in the Telecom industry, IT, Military, rail infrastructure. Multi experience and in preference in multi domain (not only IT for instance). Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a major part of a strategic government project in the UK. This role is a key interface between our German Headquarter, UK government entities, partner(s) and internal departments. You shall be part of our local UK team and our global Veridos Customer Project Manager, while also managing international suppliers and local contractors. The ideal candidate combines both strong project governance experience along with the ability to thrive in a complex, multicultural environment. o Your main responsibilities will include: Budget & Financial Control o Full responsibility for project budget management. o Monitor costs, prevent overruns, and ensure transparent financial reporting to our HQ. o Manage local procurement and mitigate financial risks. Interface with HQ (Germany) & International Corporate Environment o Act as the primary point of contact between UK-based operations and our senior leadership. o Provide regular progress reports, risk assessments, and financial updates. o Translate local issues into clear data for strategic decision-making. o Navigate the processes, reporting lines and decision-making protocols of an international corporate environment. Government & External Stakeholder Management o Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with our potential prospects and existing customers. o Navigate bureaucratic processes to secure permits and approvals. o Represent the company in high-level government meetings and presentations. Internal Collaboraton o Collaborate closely with our local teams, who contribute to the project deliverables. o Align priorities, timelines, and resources across functions without direct disciplinary authority. o Manage conflicts and competing priorities through negotiation and relationship-building. o Ensure the "why" behind project decisions are clearly communicated to motivate cross-functional Project Execution & IT Coordination o Oversee the full project life cycle o Apply IT knowledge to coordinate with technical departments and suppliers. o Identify and mitigate operational, security, and logistical risks. Your Profile: o Proven track record managing high-scale, complex projects (government projects preferred). o International Corporate Experience: Demonstrable experience of working within international companies and an understanding of corporate governance, compliance, and reporting standards. o Supplier Management: Proven experience managing international suppliers and contractors across borders and time zones. o Budget Responsibility: Demonstrable experience managing significant project budgets. o Matrix Management: Proven ability to deliver results through teams not under direct line management-influencing, negotiating, and aligning without direct managerial authority. o Languages: Fluency in English- must be able to write detailed reports and negotiate with international stakeholders. o Certification: PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent preferred. o IT Knowledge: Sufficiently technically literate to oversee tech-heavy deliverables and communicate effectively with technical departments and suppliers Working conditions: o Mixed: Company office and Remote working possible. o Ability to travel when required and necessary to UK Company offices, within UK and within Europe for professional purposes

Senior Bid Manager (Public Tender Exp) JOB LOCATION: Milton Keynes MK10 0BZ DURATION: 12+ Months FTC PERM Role TYPE: HYBRID (2/3 Days Onsite a Week) Office-based at the beginning. Hybrid arrangements can only be considered after successful probationary period. SALARY: £ 80 K PA + Benefits Candidates with Home Office / Passport / ID / GOV Experience . Overview: We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager leading the end-to-end bid process, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals aligned with company and Project strategy. Your main and unique tender is a complex, UK government programme, Multi-partners, Industrial and IT, highly visible, high value contract, highly strategic project tender for our Veridos group. You shall lead and collaborate with UK a large international team (>15) spread out over Europe, including a local dedicated team in UK, and Proposal Managers outside UK. Your main responsibilities will include: Pre-Sales Support Analysis of Customer Requirements and mapping to possible solution offering Support of pre-acquisition phase with information to determine necessary budgets Preparing the upcoming proposal phase (opportunity shaping) Tender, Offer and Bid Evaluation Analysis of tender/customer requirements and documentation Evaluation of Tender Documents together with the customer solutions department and with all necessary internal interfaces (e.g. Business Lines) Evaluation of a draft concept together with the customer solutions department Determine the a-priori visible risk profile for bid decision, Preparation of Bid decision for Bid Board Meetings; i.e. allocation of resource for establishing a working team, alignment with business lines and sales, etc Prepare and track of Proposal Planning and organiszation of Proposal, Kickoff with Core Team Proposal Preparation Project Lead during Proposal Process, securing the quality of the proposal and the required approvals in time Creation of the bid documents including calculation, in time and budget of the proposal phase, in collaboration with the Finance team Involvement of the required experts from the Business Lines for the specific input, as well as the Pre-Sales Managers for Solutions experts for the holistic solution Keep and track the proposal, commercial budget and time line of the proposal phase Proposal Calculation Owns and runs all deal calculations as the financial calculation lead Implements of deal specific price model reflecting the customer demands and price strategy developed by sales aiming at a deliverable, profitable and feasible bid Perform a solution-to-cost analysis, comprised of pricing a solution using market benchmark data Collaborate with Sales, Program Managers, Proposal Managers, Pre-Sales Managers, Solution Architect and Executive leadership on deal shaping activities for very large opportunities Support Strategic Procurement in final contract negotiations with all subcontractors / suppliers in coordination with the relevant internal interfaces Approval Process Prepares together with the Sales Manager, Commercial Manager and assigned Project Controller the Approval Slides (financials, cash-flow, risk, etc.) for the Management Board as well as the Shareholders Decision Meetings. Support presentation of approval slides to Management Board together with Sales Manager Ensures Signatories are according to Signature Guideline Your profile: Overall Experience Level 10+ years of professional experience in Bid Management Experience in Public tender in UK is highly required. Experience with international team is a serious plus Experience with security industry Skills & Competencies Bid Manager Skills Visualize the big picture of a complete project and focus on the small details. Understand technical information to facilitate brainstorming and reviews. Balance the needs of the potential customer and business setup of the proposal with available in house resources Schedule tasks with different contributors with respect of the proposal project plan Be able to manage a diverse team of personnel from different departments, and locations. Continuously train team members who have never participated in proposal development. Be able to work in Team and cluster Working conditions Mix : Company Office and Remote working possible. Ability to travel when required and necessary to UK offices, within UK and within Europe for professional purposes,

Fluent French speaking ERP Program Director (Oracle Fusion Cloud) required to join a major project. Onsite role working from Paris, Brussels, or London. Occasional travel. Asap start 24-month contract Market related rate Required experience: Proven experience of multiple Oracle ERP transformations (at least two reference projects), ideally including Oracle Fusion and/or Oracle 12. Strong international exposure: delivery of programmes spanning multiple entities/countries. Excellent knowledge of Finance functions and processes: accounting (multi-GAAP), procurement, internal controls, change management. Previous background in operational Finance would be a strong asset (former finance professional). Ability to provide verifiable client references for similar projects. Fluent in both English and French. Please get in touch for further details.