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Aviation Project Manager

Morson Talent
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Chester, Flintshire CH4 0PL, Wales

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role is part of the OSW Single Aisle Value Stream Management organization, supporting the Head of Industrialization with Single Aisle Wing Modifications and New Developments.
  • Candidates must have at least 5 years of aviation or aerospace experience and be eligible for BPSS clearance.
  • Key responsibilities include providing industrial assessments, defining project plans, and managing communication with stakeholders to ensure project success.
  • The position requires strong project management skills, understanding of wing operational processes, and the ability to lead a team effectively.
  • The salary for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience, reflecting the responsibilities involved.

**PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: **Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work suitable candidates will be baseline level (BPSS) clearable or eligible for this level of clearance**

Accountabilities:

The role is part of the OSW Single Aisle Value Stream Management (SA VSM) organisation and supports the Head Of Industrialization in the embodiment of Single Aisle Wing Modifications and New Developments

**candidates with prior aviation/aerospace experience wanted**

Accountabilities include:

  • Provide Industrial assessments (MOD) at all project milestone gates ensuring that all Broughton Plant requirements are included
  • Define & monitor an industrial top level project plan for each modification and/or new development project
  • Ensure the alignment of all plans with central programme requirements and individual functional stakeholders
  • Contribute to resource planning workload and funding requirements
  • Ensure all plans are produced and managed to a level of detail to ensure the accurate delivery of time, cost, quality and safety requirements
  • Ensure regular engagement and communication with programme work package managers/MFT leaders to enable the management and appropriate escalation of project risks and opportunities
  • Apply a risk & opportunity review process including the maintenance of a local risk & opportunities register and reporting chart
  • Exploit opportunities to introduce improvements to the product industrial system and identify potential design improvements, without introducing risk to the programme
  • Chair the weekly governance process inclusive of project leaders and key stakeholders
  • Lead and develop a team of Local Representatives
  • Develop and deploy, with Operational support, communication and awareness training into the Operations team (including line-side support functions) and engagement of the operational stakeholders
  • Provide Local Representative support and leadership of issue resolution during development builds and regular progress reports
  • Support the OSWX team governance process inclusive of improving the ways of working through Project Management principles

Skillset and Experience:

Essential:

  • Prior aviation/aerospace experience
  • Understanding of Wing Operational processes
  • Good communication and negotiating skills
  • Experience and successful demonstration of managing similar MFT projects.
  • Application of project management tools and techniques

Desirable:

  • Understanding of clients modification processes and industrial set up
  • 5+ years experience
  • Education, typically up to degree level (technical) or similar demonstrated experience and capability.
  • Role ideally suited for an already appointed AP level or developing, ready now, high performing level

Main Activities

  • Drive a "Safety First" culture in the team
  • Chairing Project reviews
  • Manage Project plans
  • Project Industrial Assessments
  • Chair Risk & Opportunity reviews
  • Project governance review participant
  • Project milestone review contributor.
  • Design review participant.
  • Coordinate & manage industrial trials
  • Support Flight Test A/C refurbishment programmes
  • Managing Local Representative (BC) resource
  • Monitoring Balance Scorecard performance
  • Deputising for Head Of Industrialisation.

Outputs

Successful industrialization of all new developments, modifications and flight test A/C refurbishment via :-

  • Project review action tracker
  • Project Plan
  • Risk & opportunities register.
  • Project issue tracker.
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Management
  • Operational Communication packs.
  • Project closure documentation.
  • Lessons learned and continuous improvement
  • Blue collar development plan

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