Project Management Business Partner

Project Management Business Partner

£27 - £37 per hour

Morson are currently recruiting for project management professionals to support the Value Stream Management of aircraft for one of our prestigious Aerospace clients. The project management team in this part of the business have end to end accountability on Total Quality Control in an industrial environment. You will provide project management expertise & support for an area of the business focused on improving processes, so we are looking for someone with project management or PMO experience within a manufacturing discipline.  

The primary focus of your role will be on the ramp up of governance and key enablement projects, therefore we’re recruiting for this role on a contract basis. It is a 12 month contract inside IR35 with possibility of extension for a rate of £27 per hour PAYE or £37 per hour Umbrella. It is a hybrid role with 3 days a week expected on site in Broughton as well as occasional further travel. We’re looking for someone able to drive best practice Project Management governance, methods and tools across the workstreams. You will support the VSM team at stream level in all aspects of professional project management to achieve time, cost and performance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring projects are supported with a strong Project Management Expertise and that appropriate structure, governance and practices are applied.
• Working with the project leaders on a day to day basis.
• Raising the understanding and acceptance of best practice project management within the teams by coaching and providing awareness sessions.
• Supporting efficient communication and stakeholder management.
• Promoting Agile WoW and acting as Scrum Master for project activities where needed.
• Establishing end to end project plans and controlling all changes versus the initial baseline whilst identifying associated earned value management milestones.
• Tracking performance versus plan throughout the project lifecycle. Analysing project information to anticipate deviations from target and proposing actions to support project level decision making. Providing clear and regular reporting throughout all project phases.
• Driving the risk & opportunity management process in line with the existing plan. Owning the associated register and regularly providing the Project Leader with the current risk and opportunity status.
• Jointly working with Finance to compare cost incurred and time spent for progress achieved.
• Preparing and publishing of reports as required. Defining and delivering relevant KPls & dashboards for effective performance management. Contributing to all team reviews as required. Preparing and supporting project management reviews (PRM, Operational meetings etc.).

Essential Requirements

• Experience of Work Package Management & ToW Management.
• Change Control & MOD Implementation.
• Integrated Planning, Ramp-up & Capex.
• Able to review RC & Business Performance.
• Experience within a project management role.
• Build strong relationships, stake holder management.
• Work autonomously, strong skills to structure the project.
• Have an understanding of business acumen and program management.
• Experience in an engineering environment.
• Able to manage budgets, planning, contracts management, risk management.

Desirables

• Knowledge of aircraft development processes.
• Knowledge of digital tools.
• Experience within Aerospace or Defence industries.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be BPSS cleared or eligible for this level of clearance before starting on site