Business Operations Lead - Space

Business Development Harwell

About the Role

The LMUK Space Business Operations Lead will support the LMUK Space Director and the LMUK Space Head of Operations and Capture in all aspects of operating the LMUK Space business. Part of the role will be enabling the governance of the organization as well as leading on routine reports and returns. In addition, there will be a need to support some of the operations of the business including captures, BD and programme execution.

Work closely with LMUK Finance Lead on the annual budget submission and ongoing reviews.
Manage the maintenance of training and certification records, ensuring the business and team are compliant at all times.
Establishing collaborative relationships across and beyond own area of responsibility in order to maximise the business' performance
Operating as the secretariat for the LMUK Space governance meetings.
Identifying 'single points of failure' and putting 'knowledge transfer' plans or procedures in place
Be the Harwell office manager, lead on facilities management, including liaising with ESH and coordinating return to site requirements
Support the landlord with any ESH statutory requirements
Conduct monthly office safety checks
Preparation of risk assessments and emergency response plans.
Plan and coordinate LMUK Space events and engagements, including STEM outreach events, conferences and senior visits.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

Outstanding team player
Excellent people, communication and management skills with high EQ
Technically articulate and comfortable working within an engineering focused environment. Communicating business sensitive or personal information in a professional manner
Have the confident and articulate manner needed to deal with colleagues, vendors and customers on a regular basis
Ability to influence and drive change
Excellent administrative and organisational skills, including experience and knowledge in the use of the advanced MS Office suite
Knowledge of financial controls and ability to manage efficiently
Good understanding of Security procedures and processes
Eagerness to learn about space!

Job Reference Number

13380BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

SC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. We build satellites, ground stations and spacecraft that do amazing things in the space domain for government and commercial customers. Lockheed Martin Space capabilities and services give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. We also design smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change.

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement as well as a range of health and wellness benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job Expires

20/06/2024