PMO - Project Management Officer

Pertemps; Broughton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading Aerospace organization as a Project Management Officer in Broughton. This role involves maximizing project management governance and driving best practices within the manufacturing engineering department. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, ensuring successful planning and execution of projects while promoting Agile methodologies. This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a dynamic team and make a significant impact on project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strong Project Management governance and practices.
• Support project leaders and promote best practices in project management.
• Track project performance and propose corrective actions.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

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 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 in place.
• Working with the manufacturing project leaders & project organisation 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 the needs of the project.
• Supporting efficient communication and stakeholder management, ensuring activities are aligned with interfacing projects and operations.
• Promoting Agile Way of Working (WoW) and acting as Scrum Master for project activities where appropriate.
• 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. Analysing project information to anticipate deviations from targets 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&O process. Owning the associated R&O register and regularly providing updates to 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. 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.

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