NPI Project Controller (FTC)

GE Aerospace; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company based in Gloucester is seeking a Project Management Support Specialist to assist with project budgets and execution of risk management plans. This role involves maintaining visual metrics and reporting project status to leadership teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of aerospace experience, strong knowledge of MS Office tools, and a STEM-related degree. Benefits include a pension, bonus, and private medical cover.

Benefits

Pension

Bonus

Life Assurance

Group income protection

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level (preferably with a STEM-related degree).
• 5 years aerospace experience in a project management or support role.
• Strong knowledge and application of MS toolset (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Certification PMP or APM or PRINCE2 desirable.
• Prior experience with New Product Development (NPI) required.
• Prior experience with Lean management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support running project meetings when PM is unavailable.
• Develop and maintain visual metrics and KPIs to track project progress.
• Assist with reporting for daily/weekly status and monthly reviews.
• Contribute to bid and proposal estimates for new opportunities.
• Support application of LEAN and FLIGHT DECK standards.

Skills

Aerospace knowledge

Project management

MS Office skills

LEAN management

Communication skills

Education

STEM-related degree

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Overview

Supports the PM and Human Resource teams to support the needs of the project. Supports the development and maintenance of project budgets, in combination with the project financial accountant and PM, for internal reporting, forecasting and customer billing. Supports the development, maintenance and execution of risk and opportunity management plans. Updates risk and opportunity management plans, and helps develop budgetary risk contingency and management reserve values. Supports bid and proposal estimates for new opportunities or scope changes, using work breakdown structure methodologies to estimate the labour and material requirements and support the company strategic planning process. Supports the PM in the application of LEAN and FLIGHT DECK standards into the NPI, lifecycle and programme management processes. Reporting is a key part of this role, covering all elements detailed above, including daily, weekly status, to supporting monthly reviews with the Dowty Senior Leadership Team and functional updates to the wider Extended Leadership Team. Development and maintenance of visual metrics and critical Key Program Indicator (KPIs) to enable tracking of project progress, including milestone adherence, budget adherence, cost to complete and if required Cost Performance Index and Schedule Performance Index.

Responsibilities

• Support the running of project team meetings when the PM is unavailable.
• Support special roles within the business as needed.
• Develop and maintain visual metrics and KPIs to track project progress, including milestones, budget adherence, cost to complete, and, if required, Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).
• Assist with reporting for daily/weekly status and monthly reviews with leadership teams.
• Contribute to bid and proposal estimates for new opportunities or scope changes using WBS methodologies.
• Contribute to the application of LEAN and FLIGHT DECK standards in NPI, lifecycle and programme management processes.

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level (preferably with a STEM-related degree).
• 5 years aerospace experience in a project management or support role.
• Strong knowledge and application of MS toolset (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Certification PMP or APM or PRINCE2 desirable.
• Prior experience with New Product Development (NPI) and process, in a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Prior experience with Lean management systems.
• Strong business and financial acumen, customer mindset, and oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Pension
• Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover