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Project Manager

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Bournemouth

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee engineering projects in the Aerospace and Defence sector. This role involves coordinating project teams, managing budgets, and ensuring timely completion of projects while maintaining quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to juggle multiple projects effectively. Join a dynamic team in a vibrant office environment, where your contributions will drive project success and foster continuous improvement. If you are passionate about project management and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

  • Proven track record in managing engineering projects in Aerospace and Defence.
  • Experience in budget tracking and commercial performance management.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate project teams and monitor budget status against completion.
  • Manage risks, dependencies, and changes for customer workstreams.

Skills

Project Management
Task Scheduling
Resource Management
Budget Tracking
Communication Skills
Organizational Skills
Risk Management
Commercial Performance Management

Tools

Microsoft Project (MSP)
Excel

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager

Here at KDC/ATL we are looking for a Project Manager to join the team in our busy Bournemouth office.

The project manager will be responsible for reviewing and reporting progress of all current and future projects within ATL Europe. The Project Manager will have a proven track record of managing multiple engineering projects of varying value and complexity within the Aerospace and Defence sector.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project team coordination (direct and indirect).
  • Commercial performance overview, monitoring project budget status against percentage completion and reporting potential issues through the Operations reporting process.
  • Accountable for project time recording system/spend/ setup etc
  • Risk, dependency and change management for their customer(s) workstream.
  • Project planning and status reporting, including resource allocation and external parts procurement.
  • Working with the Design Team to ensure projects are completed within budget, in line with the allocated timeframe and expected quality standards.
  • Review and maintain project documentation including Bid Reviews, Proposals, Contract Reviews, Meeting Minutes and Delivery Acceptance Notes.
  • Provision of Weekly Reporting metrics.
  • Conducting project close out reviews, ensuring lessons learned are captured and fed back into the team for future learning.
  • Providing PM guidance to Project Assistants as necessary.
  • Prepare information for and subsequently attend Client meetings as necessary (CRM/PRM/QBR).
  • Attending client meetings as necessary

Attributes

  • Project Management experience, including task scheduling, resource management and budget tracking.
  • Experience in the delivery of engineering projects.
  • Good communication at all levels - ability to present information and to respond to questions from customers, managers, or directors of the business.
  • Good organisational skills and ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.
  • Strong Excel and MSP skills
  • Familiar with the requirements of the Quality Management System within an engineering environment and ability to provide and/or support improvement initiatives.
  • Commercial performance management and project risk management experience.
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