Junior Project Manager

Job Description

Role: Junior Project Manager

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Location: Cheltenham

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Duration: 6 months

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Inside IR35: Umbrella

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About Our Client

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A global leader in aviation, dedicated to advancing the future of flight through innovation and precision engineering. With a rich legacy of excellence, they design and manufactures world-class jet engines and systems for commercial, military, and business aviation. Committed to sustainability and cutting-edge technology, they are shaping the next of aerospace solutions. Be part of their visionary team and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in flight technology.

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As a Project Manager, you will contribute towards the cutting-edge of power distribution products within the aviation industry. You will play an integral part, ensuring we meet the delivery expectations of our customers.

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Working within a small R&D team, other functions on site, and with suppliers to ensure procurement of component parts, and subsequent prototype builds are completed to schedule. Also providing project management support to the R&D team

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Key Responsibilities

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• Tracking completion of inputs from R&D team as required to specify components to procure

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• Raising Purchase Requisitions for components

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• Liaison with Sourcing function to confirm Purchase Order placement and tracking delivery of components to agreed lead time

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• Liaison with Suppliers and gathering data from R&D team and/or Sourcing to resolve any issues arising

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• Supporting prototype builds from supplied components including management and tracking Bill of materials

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• General Project Management support (planning, monitoring and controlling R&D project activities)

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Essential responsibilities

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• Have excellent technical problem-solving skills; to be able to assess problems thoroughly and drive logical conclusions (i.e. common-sense approach, not embarrassed to ask the "obvious" questions).

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• Completion of required documentation (purchase requisitions, updates to Bills of Materials, etc)

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• Delivery oriented and ability to identify and address root causes impacting delivery

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• Have experience of working in a team environment delivering products to cost and schedule

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• Working in a matrix management environment and where delivery requires support from staff across a wide range of functions

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Qualifications/Experience Required

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• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.

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• Project Management certifications (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 or Lean Six Sigma) are a plus but not mandatory

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• 2 years+ of experience in project management, coordination, or related roles.

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• Basic understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Lean principles).

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• IT literate and experience of industry standard tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Excel

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• A positive attitude, initiative, pro-activeness and an enthusiasm and passion for engineering.

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• Good written and verbal communication skills.

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Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global Aviation company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions