Summary: The Aviation Project Manager role is integral to the OSW Single Aisle Value Stream Management organization, focusing on the industrialization of wing modifications and new developments. The position requires candidates with prior aviation or aerospace experience to manage project plans, assess industrial requirements, and ensure alignment with central program needs. The role also involves leading a team, engaging with stakeholders, and driving a safety-first culture within the project framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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

Key Skills:

• 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
• 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

Salary (Rate): 44.97

City: Broughton

Country: Wales

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other