Project Lead
Posted 2 days ago by BAE Systems
£63 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Lead role involves overseeing all aspects of project management for the AVCX Capability over a 6-month contract. The position requires strong leadership in managing schedules, budgets, and risks while ensuring effective communication with senior management. The candidate is expected to be on-site in Warton for ongoing build and commissioning activities. Proven experience in leading complex projects is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on all project management aspects of delivering the AVCX Capability
- Maintain, execute and deliver against the AVCX Schedule Level 3.5 and Level 4
- Analyse schedule performance and manage impacts to milestones
- Reporting on the delivery of AVCX to senior management including escalation of any key issues
- Track and manage project ADE's
- Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and delivery challenges
- Manage Project forecasts and financial reporting into Alliance OBI reviews
- Drive continuous improvement and Learning from Experience
- Continuous monitoring of performance against schedule, cost and quality
Key Skills:
- Proven experience of leading complex projects or capability delivery
- Experience managing project schedules, budgets and risk
- Strong project management, stakeholder management and communication skills
Salary (Rate): £63.40/hr
City: Preston
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Project Management
description: Project Lead Contract: 6 months £63.40 (Inside IR35) Hybrid: 4 days per week - Warton (PR4)
Key Responsibilities; AVCX Project Lead.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on all project management aspects of delivering the AVCX Capability
- Maintain, execute and deliver against the AVCX Schedule Level 3.5 and Level 4
- Analyse schedule performance and manage impacts to milestones
- Reporting on the delivery of AVCX to senior management including escalation of any key issues.
- Track and manage project ADE's
- Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and delivery challenges
- Manage Project forecasts and financial reporting into Alliance OBI reviews
- Drive continuous improvement and Learning from Experience
- Continuous monitoring of performance against schedule, cost and quality.
There will be an expectation for this candidate to be on site in Warton to ensure they are present for ongoing build and commissioning activities.
Proven experience of leading complex projects or capability delivery Experience managing project schedules, budgets and risk. Strong project management, stakeholder management and communication skills.