ELI - Project Management Specialist

Leonardo; Varese; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Permanent contract

13th-month salary

Performance bonus

Welfare vouchers €250 per year

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Well-being program

Job summary

Leonardo, a leading aerospace and defence group, is seeking a Project Management Specialist for its Helicopters Division. You will monitor program activities from contract signature to delivery, using KPI and EVM, and coordinate across sales, engineering, operations, and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree in Engineering, strong English, and proven experience in project management, budgeting, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering (Aeronautical or Mechanical).
• Good knowledge of English (written and spoken).
• Experience in project management including planning, budgeting, and risk management.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills; ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; proactive and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control program activities from contract signature to helicopter delivery using KPI.
• Ensure program execution using EVM in line with contract baseline.
• Manage customer requirements during execution via baseline change; control cost, schedule, and performance.
• Monitor testing, certification and delivery activities on helicopters.
• Coordinate among internal functions and external stakeholders to achieve program objectives.
• Provide periodic reporting to upper management via delivery meetings and reviews.
• Initialize and manage the program risk register.
• Support budget process aligned with program baseline.
• Prepare and maintain the product roadmap aligned with strategy and market needs.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Budgeting

Risk management

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Master's degree in Engineering (Aeronautical or Mechanical)

Job description

Job Description

Leonardo is an international industrial group and one of the world's leading companies in the Aerospace, Defence, and Security sectors, delivering multi-domain technological capabilities in the fields of Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security, and Space. With more than 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a strong industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States, and operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and equity investments. A key player in major strategic programs at the global level, Leonardo is a technology and industrial partner to governments, defence administrations, institutions, and businesses.

Project Management Specialist

For our Helicopters Division we are looking for a Project Management Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control the Program activities from Contract signature till helicopter Delivery, using proper KPI (EBIT, P&L, CPI, SPI).
• Ensure Program execution using EVM techniques, in compliance with the Program Contract Baseline (cost, schedule and performance) as updated by Contract Amendements.
• Manage Customer requirements during Program execution, through the process of Baseline Change, keeping cost, schedule and performance under control.
• Monitor and control the testing, certification and Delivery activities on Helicopters.
• Ensure integration among internal Functions (Sales, Engineering, Operations, Customer Support, Training, Procurement, Finance) and external stakeholders (Customer, Contractual Manager) to achieve the Program objectives.
• Provide periodic reporting to upper Management (e.g. Delivery meetings, Project Management Reviews and Business Reviews), as accountable for Program Communication Plan.
• Initialize and manage the Program Risk Register.
• Support Budget process, ensuring it is established in line with Program Baseline.
• Prepare and maintain the Product Roadmap, consistent with the Product strategy and market needs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Engineering (preferably Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering).
• Good knowledge of the English language (both written and spoken).
• Knowledge and/or experience in Project Management, including planning, budgeting, and risk management.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.

What we offer

• Engagement, recognition of skills, and a strong focus on people's well-being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.
• Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment by actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity enhancement.
• Our reference collective labor agreement is the National Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector.
• Working arrangement: Hybrid
• Employment category: White-collar employee
• Contract type: Permanent contract
• 13th-month salary
• Performance bonus linked to business results
• Welfare vouchers worth €250 per year
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, including both technical and soft skills
• Well-being: We place the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people first, offering a variety of solutions tailored to their needs.

The company reserves the right to assess the appropriate employment level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process and in line with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position itself, in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable legislation.