PMO - Project Management Officer

Click Digital; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you at a leading Aerospace organization, where you will join the manufacturing engineering department as a Project Management Officer. In this pivotal role, you will drive best practices in project management, ensuring successful planning and execution of projects. Your expertise will be crucial in shaping methods and tools to meet project needs while promoting Agile methodologies. This role not only offers the chance to enhance your skills in a dynamic environment but also the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization. If you are passionate about project management and eager to contribute to innovative projects, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong project management expertise.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are supported with best practice Project Management.
• Promote Agile Ways of Working and act as Scrum Master.

Skills

Project Management Principles

Communication Skills

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

Risk & Opportunity Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Project Management Certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP)

Tools

Project Management Software

Agile Tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello)

Job description

We are recruiting for a PMO for a leading Aerospace organization based onsite in Broughton.

An exciting opportunity exists to join our manufacturing engineering department. The successful candidate will be motivated and passionate about maximizing and driving 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 organization. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, 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 strong Project Management expertise and that appropriate Project & Programme Management structure, governance, and practices are in place.
• Working with manufacturing project leaders & project organization on a day-to-day basis.
• Raising understanding and acceptance of best practice project management within the ME teams by coaching and providing awareness sessions, challenging project leaders where necessary.
• Shaping methods and tools in accordance with PM standards to meet project needs.
• Supporting efficient communication and stakeholder management, ensuring activities are aligned with interfacing projects and operations.
• Promoting Agile Ways of Working (WoW) and acting as Scrum Master for project activities where applicable.
• Establishing end-to-end (E2E) project plans and controlling all changes versus the initial baseline. Identifying associated Earned Value Management (EVM) milestones and project critical points.
• Tracking performance versus plan throughout the project lifecycle. Analyzing project information to anticipate deviations from targets and proposing preventive or corrective actions. Providing clear and regular reporting throughout all project phases.
• Driving the Risk & Opportunity Management process in line with existing R&O procedures. Owning the associated R&O register and regularly updating the Project Leader.
• Working jointly with Finance to compare costs incurred and time spent for progress achieved against current planning.
• Preparing and publishing reports as required. Defining and delivering relevant KPIs & dashboards for effective performance monitoring. Contributing to all team reviews and preparing/supporting project management reviews (PRMs, operational meetings, etc.).
• This role may involve occasional travel for business purposes, and the candidate must be able to travel.

This is an umbrella contract; the role is Inside IR35.