Programme Manager - P-8 & E-Aircraft Maintenance Services

Programme Manager - P-8 & E-7 Aircraft Maintenance Services
** Company:
** Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited
** Introduction**:

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 2,200 people in the UK. BDUK is currently responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK defence customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, C4

ISR Services, Through-Life Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.
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* About the role:

** We are looking for a
** Programme Manager – Aircraft Maintenance Services (P8 & E-7)
** to lead a cross-functional team in the service delivery of E-7 and P-8 aircraft maintenance. This role will have accountability for the delivery of aircraft maintenance services involving the integration of all activities across Maintenance operations, Technical services, Supply Chain and support functions to satisfy Safety, Quality, Cost & Customer requirements in a timely manner. This is a full-time role based in either our Bristol office or at RAF Lossiemouth, with some limited opportunity for hybrid working.
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* Main responsibilities:

*** Lead the cross-functional programme team in the delivery of P-8A & E-7 aircraft maintenance services scope
* Delivery of contracted scope related to aircraft maintenance services to safety, quality, cost and Customer requirements in a timely manner
* Adherence to contractual KPIs across aircraft MRO, Technical and Supply Chain elements of the P-8 & E-7 sustainment contract
* Support the mobilisation of the E-7 aircraft sustainment service alongside P-8, ensuring alignment and integration between the two into a single service across the aircraft fleet
* Identify, evaluate, and where appropriate deploy integration initiatives to bring together P-8 and E-7 services
* Provide day-to-day leadership of assigned project manager(s) supporting delivery of the above
* Implement and maintain established processes and governance for executing assigned programme scope
* Lead Continuous Improvement using Programme Management Best Practices
* Prevent and resolve complex problems
* Integrate the implementation of the Programme Management Best Practices. Implement strong customer and programme communication
* Build and maintain close working relationships with all Internal & External stakeholders in support of delivering aircraft maintenance services scope
* Support the development and maintenance of close working relationships with critical suppliers, working closely with the Supplier Management team
* Support the development and maintenance of close working relationships with MoD customers – DE&S and front-line users, leading on this relationship up to OF4 level
* Inculcation of all the Boeing Values and Behaviours across the programme team, leading by example and fostering the culture across the team
** Basic Qualifications and

Experience:

*** An accredited Programme Management qualification
* Considerable experience in the leadership of cross-functional teams, ideally in a matrix organisation
** Preferred Qualifications and

Experience:

*** Bachelors or Masters Degree from an accredited course of study that is relevant in the field of aerospace or safety critical applications or significantly equivalent experience
* 10+ years’ experience in project and programme management in the aerospace sector including budget ownership and Cost Management, ideally in the provision of defence or commercial aircraft maintenance services (Part M and Part 145)
* 5+ years’ experience in Customer Services, MRO, Engineering or Supply Chain delivery within the aerospace sector, ideally in the provision of defence or commercial aircraft maintenance services
* Familiarity with project tools including Microsoft project, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teamcenter and Share Point
* Excellent communication & people skills
** By joining us you will:
*** Have flexible working hours (Hybrid working approach; flexible working hours approach)
* Enjoy additional paid days off for Winter Break (December 24th to January 1st)
* Develop professional skills with our virtual learning tools and platforms (O’Reilly…