Job Description
MERITUS Talent are working with one of the World's leading aviation & aerospace organisations for the recruitment of a PMO Officer to join on an initial 12 month contract. The role requires a full-time onsite presence and is paying £37.02 per hour via umbrella.
Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Manufacturing Engineering department. The successful candidate will be motivated and passionate about driving best practice in project management governance, methods, and tools across manufacturing engineering. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring the successful planning, execution, and monitoring of projects, with a primary focus on the wide-body manufacturing engineering area.
The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, have a strong understanding of project management principles, possess excellent communication skills, and be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide strong project management expertise, ensuring appropriate structure, governance, and practices are applied.
* Work closely with manufacturing project leaders and project teams on a day-to-day basis.
* Raise awareness and adoption of best practice project management within teams by delivering coaching and awareness sessions, and constructively challenging project leaders where needed.
* Adapt methods and tools in line with project management standards to meet specific project needs.
* Support efficient communication and stakeholder management, ensuring alignment with interfacing projects and operations.
* Promote Agile ways of working and act as Scrum Master for project activities when required.
* Establish end-to-end project plans and manage changes against the initial baseline. Identify Earned Value Management (EVM) milestones and project critical paths.
* Track performance against plan throughout the project lifecycle, analyse project data to anticipate deviations, and propose preventive or corrective actions to support decision-making.
* Drive the Risk & Opportunity Management process in line with existing plans, maintaining the associated register and regularly updating the Project Leader.
* Collaborate with Finance to compare costs and time spent against progress achieved.
* Prepare and publish reports as required, define and deliver KPIs and dashboards for performance management, and contribute to team reviews.
* Support and prepare for project management reviews, operational meetings, and other key milestones.
* Be willing to travel occasionally as required for business needs.
Requirements:
* Strong knowledge of project management principles, governance, and tools.
* Experience in a manufacturing or engineering project environment.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
* Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum Master responsibilities (desirable).
* Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Flexibility to travel for business when needed.