Electrical Architecture - Project Consultant

Position Title

Electrical Architecture Project Consultant

Contract

Gaydon

• As an electrical architecture project coordinator, in this role, no two tasks are the same.
• With lots of projects and relationships to build with people across the business and beyond, it's a challenge that will help your career grow within an iconic organisation.
• Here's a summary of the key responsibilities:
• Support delivery of programme against overall timing plan
• Assist in the preparation of accurate and objective technical status reports in programme management meetings and senior programme gateway reviews
• Assist in the preparation of accurate and objective technical status reports in programme/launch management meetings and senior programme gateway reviews
• Identify and engage in continuous improvement & standardisation activities with focus specifically on Programme risks and mitigations
• Support and coordinate structured problem solving across cross-functional teams in preventing and resolving programme issues
• Manage a governance to drive and resolve key risks across the programme, engaging cross functionally with senior stakeholders

• Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills you'll need to help you succeed, including:
• Relevant previous experience of Process / Engineering processes, tools and techniques including consistent delivery of targets
• Resilient and enthusiastic, able to deliver results in a high‑pressure environment
• Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective relationships
• Confident working within a complex, cross‑functional network
• Highly organised, able to prioritise workload and drive continuous improvement
• Creative thinker with a proactive approach to problem‑solving
• Effective team player who consistently demonstrates Customer First principles.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and support effective decision making
• Strong technical skills, including problem‑solving, Microsoft Office proficiency (PowerPoint, Excel), data handling/reporting (Tableau) and process mapping
• Demonstrable experience of process improvement and working in a project support role

• Degree qualification preferable, ideally in software and systems engineering.