Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Aerospace organisation to recruit a Project Management Officer for an initial 12 month duration. There is a rate of 27.68 PAYE Per Hour or 37.02 Per Hour Umbrella on offer for the successful candidate. The role would be based full time onsite in Chester.
Please find the job spec. below:
An exciting opportunity exists to join our manufacturing engineering department. The successful candidate will be motivated and passionate to maximise and drive best practice Project Management governance, methods and tools across manufacturing engineering.
As a Project Management Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful planning, execution, and monitoring of projects across the organisation. The ideal candidate is a detail oriented individual with a strong understanding of project management principles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
The primary focus will be within the wide body manufacturing engineering area.
Main activities will include:
- Ensuring projects are supported with a strong Project Management Expertise and that appropriate Project & Programme Management structure, governance and practices are applied.
- Working with the manufacturing project leaders & project organisation on a day-to-day basis.
- Raising the understanding and acceptance of best practice project management within the ME 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&O register and regularly providing the Project Leader
- 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 KPls & dashboards for effective performance management. Contributing to all team reviews as required. Preparing and supporting project management reviews (PRM, Operational meetings etc.).
- This role may involve occasional travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.
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