At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting VSM projects with top-notch project management skills and innovative tools.
- Company: Join Airbus, a leader in aerospace committed to sustainability and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible hours, health insurance, and personal development opportunities.
- Other info: Embrace a dynamic workplace with a focus on diversity and personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the aerospace industry while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering or Project Management and experience in complex project environments.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance
LOCATION: Broughton
TYPE: Full time
What’s in it for you:
- Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, various optional salary sacrifice benefits, shopping discounts and much more
- Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, option to buy/sell holiday
- Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
- Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop
- Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
- Inclusive Environment: wellbeing room, multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)
Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?
How you will contribute to the team:
- Ensuring VSM projects are supported with a strong Project Management Expertise and that appropriate Project & Programme Management structure, governance and practices are applied.
- Working with the VSM project leaders & project organisation on a day to day basis.
- Raising the understanding and acceptance of best practice project management within the VSM teams by coaching and providing awareness sessions, challenging project leaders where needed.
- Shaping methods and tools in accordance with PM standards to the needs of the project/activity.
- Supporting efficient communication and stakeholder management, ensuring that activities are aligned with interfacing projects and operations.
- Promoting Agile WoW and acting as Scrum Master for project activities where needed.
- Establishing E2E project plans and controlling all changes versus the initial baseline.
- Identifying associated Earned Value Management (EVM) milestones and project critical paths.
- Tracking performance versus plan throughout the project lifecycle.
- Analysing project information to anticipate deviations from target and proposing preventive/corrective actions to support project level decision making.
- Providing clear and regular reporting throughout all project phases.
- Driving the Risk & Opportunity Management process in line with the existing R&OM plan.
- Owning the associated R&0 register and regularly providing the Project Leader & A320 Family Risk Officer with the current risk and opportunity status.
- Jointly working with Finance to compare cost incurred and time spent for progress achieved against current planning.
- Preparing and publishing of reports as required.
- Defining and delivering relevant KPIs & dashboards for effective performance management.
- Contributing to all team reviews as required.
- Preparing and supporting project management reviews (PRM, Operational meetings etc.).
- Implementing smart digital solutions within the VSM for automated reporting, KPI generation, and planning.
- Working with PALANTIR tools (SkyWise) to create required data sets and analyses.
- Using advanced business tools (e.g. PALANTIR, G-Suite, Gemini (AI), QlikSense, KPI Factory, SAP, Unified Planning) to increase transparency, minimise manual operations and to enable faster and better decision making.
About you:
- Educated to Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business administration or other.
- Demonstrated experience in Project Management in a complex organisation.
- Working knowledge and experience of Aircraft production/Aircraft engineering.
How we can support you:
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Programme & Project Management
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