Project Management Officer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the Project Management Plan and ensure the programme’s adherence to this plan.
• Manage the Project Management digital ecosystem to operate the programme (e.g. Unified Planning, ADProjects, ARM, collaboration tools).
• Prepare and facilitate meetings and support preparation of milestones.
• Support the Project Manager in planning and preparing Maturity Gates.
• Maintain the programme’s action register and drive the timely closure of actions.
• Coordinate preparation of reports in various formats for both internal and external customers.
• Ensure consistency among all contractual, financial and technical requirements and coverage in the Project Management Plan (in close cooperation with the Project Controller, Customer Contract Manager and Technical Manager).
• Maintain the programme’s integrated plan in the appropriate toolset (e.g. Unified Planning), embedding inputs from all contributing stakeholders.
• Identify, track and communicate the programme’s critical path, proposing measures to shorten it.
• Track programme progress and provide visualization and early warning of potential issues to allow for early mitigation, anticipation and data-driven decisions.
• Maintain the Risk and Opportunity (R&O) Management Plan of the programme.
• Maintain the R&O register, including the facilitation of capture and assessment of risks and opportunities.
• Drive the definition and follow-up of R&O mitigation actions.
• Proactively seek out and implement improvements in your way of working, and in the overall execution of the programme.
• Support project’s improvement governance and contribute to the achievement of its improvement objectives.
• Production of Project History Report (yearly).
• Supervision of overall Changes, to trigger CCN issue and build the relevant case.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level in Engineering or Business Administration.
• Previous experience in leading projects or as a PMO is highly sought.
• Experience in managing / working with a project schedule desired.
• Experience in managing risks and opportunities, either as a risk manager or a project member desired.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work across functions, and to influence and persuade programme stakeholders amid conflicting priorities.
• Experience with typical office applications and generally well-versed in digital tools.
• Experience in standard scheduling tools (e.g. Unified Planning, MS Project, Primavera) desired.
• Experience in using the proprietary ARM tool for risk and opportunity management desired.
• Experience working in international teams and environments.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Key Skills required:

• Line management.
• PMO direct Governance.
• Change management.
• Customer facing.
• Finance.
• Reporting.
• Risk analysis.
• Process adherence.
• Monte Carlo analysis.
• Integrated Planning.
• EVM.

About Us:

A leading international provider of solutions and expertise, specializing in the fields of digital systems and business performance. The SCALIAN Group provides support to major industrial and service-sector companies to help them define and implement their projects in two fields:

Digital Systems: Embedded and critical systems, IoT, information systems, and digital solutions for businesses.

Operations Performance: Management of projects, quality, and industrial performance. We are present in seven countries (France, Spain, Belgium, UK, Germany, USA, and Canada).