Located in Wimborne, Dorset, Eaton's Aerospace division is a global leader in aerospace fuel systems, renowned for delivering fully integrated solutions for both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
Our Wimborne facility specialises in cutting-edge air-to-air refuelling systems, advanced refuelling probes, air-to-air and air-to-ground launch systems utilising both pneumatic and pyrotechnic ejection technologies, as well as a range of Defensive Aids Sub-Systems.
With over 80 years of industry experience, we are recognised as the world's leading provider of air-to-air refuelling systems, offering fifth-generation solutions to Air Forces worldwide.
Our legacy of innovation and technical excellence sets us apart as the most advanced air-to-air refuelling supplier on the global stage.
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What you'll do:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project manager to join the ROW IPT within the Weapons Carriage & Release area. With a growth in current gen and future gen platforms this role will offer a vast array of projects and an opportunity to own a portfolio. This role reports to the IPT Senior Programme Manager and will liaise with customers and stakeholders across the business to deliver defined projects across development, production and aftermarket areas, for complex Aerospace sub systems.
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Ownership of a portfolio of projects relating to the sustainment and continuous improvement of in production and in-service aerospace products currently supplied to multiple user aircraft.
2. Responsible for applying best practice project management techniques to ensure delivery to time & cost for allocated projects of an agreed scope.
3. Act as the primary project management PoC for several of the IPTs major customers.
4. Provide customer and internal summary reporting to a defined cadence, present and interpret information from multiple 'Business as Usual' sources as well as project data.
5. Work closely with production Delivery managers, Programme manager and other stakeholders to identify and manage risk to customer production delivery in the medium term (6-24-month window)
6. Support the production SIOP process for capacity planning on a 2-year window.
7. Facilitate resolution of escalated issues from Operations, Customer Account and Procurement stakeholders through controlled planning and execution of new projects or work packages.
8. Support identification of new opportunities to improve customer service or experience; this includes working with bid managers & processes where additional customer funding may be available.
9. Support Programme and Engineering managers to draw individual projects or work packages into efficient work streams, considering for example shared dependencies or synergy.
10. Ownership of costed and resource loaded schedules for allocated projects; working closely with PMO planners to ensure the schedules remain realistic and support overall programme aims.
11. Responsible for applying Eaton project governance processes, including project lifecycle gate reviews and supporting technical design reviews from a project management perspective.
Qualifications:
• Degree plus ideally 5 years experience of managing projects through full lifecycles
Skills:
• Able to take corporate or 'global' view and deal with senior stakeholders
• Experience of managing multiple projects comprising similar functions and technology, with proven delivery track record
• An ability to coach junior project managers and increase their efficiency and effectiveness
• Commercially and contractually aware
• Track record of building and maintaining excellent relationships
• Strong knowledge of the functional disciplines and supply chain that require management
• Leadership & communication - clear direction, guidance and motivation to team
• Priority & workload management - goal orientation balancing task, team and individual
• Problem solving skills - able to deal with ambiguities, uncertainties & conflicts
• Knowledge of project finances
• Risk management - mitigate risks, identify opportunities to increase revenue/margin
• Customer orientation and interface
• Knowledge of aerospace industry and Eaton products
• Project performance management - KPIs, metrics
• Willingness to develop
• Qualified to deliver large and complex programmes
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience in PPM techniques
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office - particularly MS Project
The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods, and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.