Project Manager II

Eaton Wimborne

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.

What you'll do:

• 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 at least one 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:

• Project Management Qualifications
• MSP
• APM
• Prince2