Project Engineer

BAE Systems; Dukhan; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a dedicated Project Manager to lead PM activities for the Qatar In-Service Typhoon Availability Service at Dukhan Airbase. You will gather, analyse, and publish performance data, generating reports and ensuring adherence to PM governance across delivery areas.

The role reports to the Project Management Lead and covers ad-hoc PM activities driven by operations, with a focus on risk, change, costs, and schedules to support the QEAF partnership.

Qualifications

• Experienced in project controls within an operational or maintenance environment.
• Strong capability in gathering, synthesising and integrating performance data.
• Proven ability to produce regular reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support across the Dukhan Delivery areas.
• Manage and review risk, opportunity, change and spend within CAM133.
• Coordinate inputs for OPR, CSR and KPI reporting.
• Act as the project management conscience ensuring governance adherence.
• Drive continuous improvement to maximise efficiency and control costs.
• Maintain integrated program schedules for non-recurring work elements.
• Report against contractual KPIs and liaise with QEAF stakeholders.

Skills

Project controls

MS Office

Performance reporting

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

English fluency

Education

L6 Project Management Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Tableau

Job description

The role is responsible for discharging Project Management activities across the Qatar In-Service Typhoon Availability Service Operation at Dukhan Airbase, Qatar, as CAM133. This role will undertake Project Management activities within the respective technical delivery areas to ensure key PM tenets are discharged and upheld.

The incumbent will be required to gather, synthesize & integrate information relating to performance (cost, resources and outputs), generate, monitor and report progress against plans, identify trends, analyze and interpret data and information to ensure all data and information is accurate, generate and publish regular reports, including internal contract review packs and external customer facing material

Hierarchically, this role will report into the Project Management Lead, who will provide support, leadership and the PM governance framework the incumbent will be required to operate within.

The role will also be required to support and conduct any ad-hoc PM activities required due to the nature of Operations at Dukhan Airbase.

Project Management:

• Provide Project Management support to Dukhan Delivery areas
• Run a subset of the Dukhan Business Rhythm, ensuring Risk, Opportunity, Change (Organisational or Technical) and Spend are reviewed within CAM133
• Co-ordinate and facilitate agreed OPR inputs on behalf of each delivery area
• Act as the deployed Project Management conscience of the Dukhan Operation, ensuring delivery areas remain within governance, escalating issues as required.
• Operate as ‘critical friends’ of the deployed areas, providing a valued Project Management service whilst driving and upholding PM values and standards
• Support compilation of PM&C artefacts into the drumbeat Dukhan SMT Business Rhythm reviews (for example, Change Requests)
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives into the CI lead,seeking to maximise operational efficiency and minimising costs;
• Responsible for managing the financial information for the allocated area, to feed the Contract Status Reports (CSR);
• Responsible for managing the Risk and Opportunities (financial, quality, scope and quality) within the allocated area
• Develop, manage and maintain integrated program schedules for non-recurring elements of work
• Manage and measure delivery against the contract, advising on contractual compliance /shortfalls for both BAES and the QEAF (BFP/R)
• Co-ordinate, control and report against internal and contractual KPI’s
• Act as an interface with junior officers within the QEAF for the allocated area for all applicable Project Delivery requirements
• Responsible for managing the resource manpower within the allocated area from a PM standpoint (e.g. cost, resource planning, capacity modelling)
• Support reviews (preparation or attendance) including but not limited to OPR, QCRs, QBRs, risk & opportunity, Change Control Boards, Business Operations and customer PRMs;
• ProvidesupporttotheBusiness Management Leadfor controloftheResourcemanagementaspects oftheTyphoonAvailabilityService

Additionalresponsibilities/Activities:

• EnsurecompliancewiththemandatedBAESystemsGovernanceFramework,including, but not limited to; Life Cycle Management (LCM), Business Continuity Management (BCM)–IncidentManagement(IM), Gifts& Hospitality(G&H),Responsible Document Record Management (RDRM), Export Control, SHE, et al.
• Thisrolewillalsoberequiredtosupportandconductanyad-hocPMactivitiesrequired due to the nature of Operationsat Dukhan Airbase.

Requirements

Essential:

Functional Knowledge & Experience:

• Experienced and in-depth Project Control knowledge and techniques in an Operational Aircraft Support environment is preferred;
• Experienced resource demand management and forecasting;
• High level of MS Office knowledge and application;
• Programme Reporting experience;
• Understanding and appreciation of operating in a customer-focusedorganisation in the Middle East;
• Commercial and Contractual Awareness;
• Purchasing Process and Export control awareness;
• Contract Status Reporting (CSRs).
• Ability to speak& write fluent English

Qualifications:

• L6 Project Management Degree (complete or in-progress), or an extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience;

Business Expertise:

• Requires good analytical skills, able to manipulate data to identify trends and data shortages. At this level is able to assess if data is complete, accurate and turn into management information for onwards reporting
• Requires the ability to appropriately engage with and challenge a wide range of stakeholders on project performance
• Understands and is able to use and interpret all project management tools sets.
• Requires a good understanding of the work breakdown structure for the service area or project
• Capable of performing detailed performance analysis using a range of PM toolsets and techniques

Aspirational experience of using the following systems:

• JIRA
• Confluence / Tableau

Interpersonal Skills:

• Diplomacy skills required in order to work across business boundaries to achieve optimum solutions;
• Exceptional verbal communication skills across different nationalities;
• Presentation skills for effective reporting against areas of responsibility;
• Strong stakeholder management at various levels of authority both internally and externally and confidence to direct challenge/question all levels of the organisation;
• Time Management skills to effectively discharge work across different areas;
• Confidence to hold/chair meetings & working groups for associated areas of work;
• A self-starter.

Desirable:

• Ability to speak Arabic