Graduate Project Manager

The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen within the Customer Service Support Solutions (CS3) Typhoon Export Support Team for a Graduate Project Manager. The support service projects encapsulate a number of international Customer, Partners and Suppliers making the role both challenging and technically demanding. You will be charged with defining, planning and co-ordinating activities and resources to deliver multiple support service projects on time, within budget & to quality.

To achieve this, you will be expected to work with resource managers within a matrix structure and technical experts to deliver: existing support services; scope and refine future support services and work packages: assign and manage budgets; define milestones; monitor costs; report on Project performance to management and customers, maintain and manage a register of ongoing risks and opportunities.

The role needs interaction with a wide variety of personnel at various levels within the company as well as with customers and suppliers, thus strong and effective communication skills are vital. You will also work closely with other Project and Programme Managers for the business area to optimise and priorities support needs and output.

The role will be based in Edinburgh and require three to four days of working on-site, and to be cleared to UK Security Check (SC) level. Some national or international travel will be required.

• Manage and deliver small-medium sized projects/work packages, reporting on progress, issues, schedule and cost to the Project Manager.
• Work with Project Manager co-ordinating and supporting a range of activities across an international demonstrator project.
• Work closely with Engineering Management and other supporting functions to build relationships and develop ways of working.
• Manage Stakeholders (both internal and external) and gain exposure to an International consortium and customer base.
• Develop to Association of Project Management Qualification (APMQ) level.

• Plan, manage, monitor and report on multiple projects simultaneously in accordance with a Lifecycle management process.
• Organise and coordinate internal Phase/Gate Reviews, Customer reviews and supplier reviews and manage all resultant actions to closure
• Monitor and control all activities and costs, defining and implementing corrective (or "recovery") actions required to tackle any deviations from the planned activities.
• Co-coordinate the activities of the IPT by establishing appropriate communication mechanisms, encompassing both meetings and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrate ownership for delivery and performance of the projects of relevance
• Establish and maintain the Work Package Management for the IPT, understanding the specific resource profiles
• Conduct effective Risk and Opportunity reviews and be pro-active in looking ahead to identify risks that may impact the project or can be mitigated.
• Build and manage relationships with internal/ external stakeholders to ensure all projects supported and delivered maximising customer satisfaction
• Be capable of interacting with technical experts from a variety of disciplines and prepared to challenge and seek further justification where necessary.
• Facilitate problem solving and resolve conflicts within the team.

• You should have a high level of drive and commitment – be results driven.
• Possess strong all-round literacy, numeracy and analytical skills, be comfortable presenting information and communicating.
• Work well within a team but also be able to self-start.
• A fast and able learner capable of learning engineering products and processes both in hardware and software.
• Someone who…