Overview
My client is looking for a contract Project Manager to work on an aerospace project based in Cheltenham. The role is inside IR35 and onsite 3 days per week.
Key Responsibilities
* Execution of projects throughout project life cycle in accordance with defined time, budget, and quality objectives.
* Create and maintain Project Management Plans, ensuring timely, responsive completion of deliverables.
* Create and maintain project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
* Identify stakeholders and create project Communications Plans.
* Develop appropriate strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decision and execution.
* Manage and control costs as per the project budget.
* Report and present project KPIs to Senior Management Team.
* Manage project scope and perform integrated change control.
* Facilitate communications between key internal department resources (i.e. Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing).
* Acquire, develop, and manage project team resources.
* Mediate problems/issues encountered by project team members.
* Manage external-facing customer relationships.
* Support Procurement to establish and maintain key supplier relationships.
* Conduct risk management planning, identification, analysis, and response planning.
* Ensure project records are maintained and made available in accordance with project management processes and company policies.
* Deliver projects in line with Ultra contract and quality requirements.
* Ownership of tactical/operational plans for the programs assigned.
* Ability to recommend strategies that will impact mid to long term business achievements through program opportunities.
* Provision of support on bid work where necessary.
* High degree of responsibility for resources, the ability to influence business decisions and will contribute to operating plans in support of the function.
* Provide mentoring to others in the organisation.
Role Requirements
* Focuses on the generation of specific outputs and outcomes required by the organisation, as part of a project.
* Provides the project team with leadership, planning, and coordination through communications.
* Provides written communications (e.g. documented plans and schedules) and communicates in real time with the project team using meetings and verbal or non-verbal cues.
* Leads the project planning activities.
* Directs the creation, approval, and ongoing change control of the project plan.
* Progressively elaborates high-level information into detailed plans throughout the project life cycle.
* Manages the project team to meet the project objectives.
* Guides and evaluates the performance of the project team.
* Mediates problems/issues encountered by project team members.
* Ensures that project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
* Identifies, addresses, and resolves differences between individuals and/or interest groups.
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