Engineering Project Manager – Aviation

Location: Bournemouth
Contract: 6 months
Engagement: Inside IR35
Rate: Market rate – open to discussion based on experience

We are currently supporting a leading aviation business in the appointment of an Engineering Project Manager on an initial 6-month contract
.

Based at the company’s Bournemouth HQ
, you will report into an Engineering Delivery Manager and take ownership of significant aircraft base-maintenance projects from initiation through to delivery, acceptance and return to service.

This is a key delivery role for an experienced aviation project professional who can confidently manage complex maintenance inputs, multidisciplinary teams, challenging schedules and changing priorities in a highly regulated environment.

As Engineering Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of significant aircraft base-maintenance inputs, including major scheduled checks, structural inspections, modifications, repairs and return-to-service activity.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver approved maintenance work packages against agreed scope, turnaround time, cost, quality and aircraft availability requirements, whilst maintaining the highest standards of safety, airworthiness and regulatory compliance.

A key requirement of the role is advanced practical experience of Microsoft Project
, using it to develop, baseline, resource, update and control integrated maintenance schedules and critical-path activity.

• Lead engineering projects from initiation and definition through to delivery, acceptance, transition and closure.
• Define and control project scope, objectives, requirements, deliverables and acceptance criteria.
• Establish appropriate project governance, reporting routines and escalation processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated aircraft base-maintenance schedules using Microsoft Project
  .
• Manage task logic, dependencies, constraints, resources, milestones, baselines, progress and critical path.
• Own project performance against agreed scope, turnaround time, cost, quality, technical and safety baselines.
• Identify schedule and delivery variances early and drive appropriate recovery actions.
• Coordinate aircraft-input readiness, ensuring work packages, manpower, facilities, tooling, materials, components and technical data are in place.
• Manage maintenance activity through aircraft induction, inspection, rectification, modification, reassembly, testing, records completion and return to service.
• Control emergent findings and additional work, assessing their impact on technical delivery, resources, cost and schedule.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and opportunities.
• Operate effective change control, considering impacts on airworthiness, scope, turnaround time, resources, cost and contractual commitments.
• Act as the primary project contact for customers, sponsors and senior stakeholders.
• Lead project reviews and cross-functional meetings across engineering, operations, quality, safety, finance, procurement and supply chain.
• Monitor supplier and subcontractor performance and manage external dependencies.
• Support commercial and contractual activity including estimates, statements of work, supplier deliverables and acceptance of project outputs.
• Ensure delivery complies with applicable UK CAA, UK MAA, EASA, company exposition, quality and Safety Management System requirements
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• Lead lessons-learned activity and support continuous improvement across project delivery.

We are looking for an experienced Aviation Engineering Project Manager / MRO Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering significant aircraft…