UWS Availability Lead

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

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 the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, 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.

Assistant Availability Manager

Templecombe & Crawley

The UWS Availability Lead is responsible for overseeing the asset management process within UWS to ensure optimal performance and value of assets, delivering value to our customers and establishing Thales as the Gold Standard in Asset Management with our Industry partners.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Team Leadership:

Lead, motivate, and manage a team to achieve departmental goals and objectives.

Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to team members.

Foster a positive work environment that encourages teamwork and collaboration.

Strategic Planning:

Collaborate with management to align departmental strategies with the organization's overall goals.

Participate in budget planning and resource allocation to ensure departmental needs are met.

Training and Development:

Identify training needs and facilitate professional development opportunities for team members.

Onboard new employees and provide guidance to ensure they meet performance expectations.

Performance Management:

Set clear performance goals and metrics for the team, and track progress toward achieving these objectives.

Address performance issues promptly and implement corrective actions as necessary.

Lead and manage a team of asset management professionals.

Provide mentorship and development opportunities for team members.

Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging innovation and best practices.

Implement asset management strategies and policies to maximize asset value and efficiency.

Analyse asset trends and operational performance to inform asset management decisions.

Oversee the management of UWS's asset portfolio, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

Monitor contract and individual performance, make recommendations for  adjustments as necessary.

Reporting and Analysis:

Prepare and present regular performance reports on asset management activities to senior management.

Conduct On Time Delivery analysis, risk assessments, resourcing reviews, performance assessments, forecasting related to asset performance and customer engagement reviews.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align asset management initiatives with organizational objectives and Industry standards driving towards Industry recognition of Gold Standard in Asset Management .

Communicate asset management policies and performance to relevant stakeholders.

Process Improvement:

Identify opportunities for process improvements in asset management operations.

Lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize the performance of asset management practices.

Compliance and Risk Management:

Ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations governing asset management practices.

Identify potential risks associated with asset management and develop mitigation strategies.

Skills and Experience

Experience and Skills

• Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills

• Ability to solve problems and remain calm under pressure when responding to operational incidents and competing priorities

• Experience of working and collaborating in a matrix environment

• Excellent planning skills

• GFE understanding and experience

• Bachelor degree in analytics or similar or 5 years’ experience in similar role.

• Demonstrable commercial and contract knowledge

• Strong understanding of the Supply Chain Process

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

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.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance.  Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.  In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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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.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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