PMO - Project Management Officer

TieTalent; Broughton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading aerospace organization as a Project Management Officer. In this role, you will maximize project management governance and tools across manufacturing engineering. You'll work closely with project leaders, promoting Agile methodologies and ensuring effective communication. This position offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will shape project success. If you're passionate about driving best practices and thrive in fast-paced settings, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong project management principles.
• Experience in coaching and promoting best practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful planning and execution of projects.
• Drive best practice project management governance.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Risk & Opportunity Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Project Management Software

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Job description

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

An exciting opportunity exists to join our manufacturing engineering department. The successful candidate will be motivated and passionate about maximising 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 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:

1. Ensuring projects are supported with strong Project Management expertise and that appropriate Project & Programme Management structure, governance, and practices are in place.
2. Working with manufacturing project leaders & project organisation on a day-to-day basis.
3. Raising understanding and acceptance of best practice project management within the ME teams by coaching and providing awareness sessions, challenging project leaders where necessary.
4. Shaping methods and tools in accordance with PM standards to suit project needs.
5. Supporting efficient communication and stakeholder management, ensuring activities are aligned with interfacing projects and operations.
6. Promoting Agile Way of Working (WoW) and acting as Scrum Master for project activities where applicable.
7. Establishing end-to-end project plans and controlling all changes versus the initial baseline. Identifying associated Earned Value Management (EVM) milestones and project critical paths.
8. Tracking performance versus plan throughout the project lifecycle. Analysing project information to anticipate deviations from targets and proposing preventive or corrective actions.
9. Providing clear and regular reporting throughout all project phases.
10. 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.
11. Collaborating with Finance to compare costs incurred and time spent against current plans.
12. Preparing and publishing reports as required. Defining and delivering relevant KPIs & dashboards for effective performance monitoring.
13. Contributing to all team reviews and preparing/supporting project management reviews (PRM, operational meetings, etc.).
14. This role may involve occasional travel for business purposes.

This is an umbrella contract, and the role is Inside IR35.