Project Manager

Location: Filton, Bristol

Hourly Rate: £26.48ph PAYE/£35.03ph Umbrella

Working Requirements: Hybrid - minimum of 3 days onsite per week

Contract Until: December 2024

Guidant Global is delighted to be partnering with Airbus, a global pioneer in the aerospace industry, in their search for a Project Manager to support the growing business at Airbus Group (or Airbus Commercial Aircraft).

Your role as Project Manager is to provide project management expertise and support for the A320 family new development organisation, which plays an important role in strengthening the competitiveness of our bestselling fleet.

The division is strongly supporting the transition to drive the business into the digital age by bridging the gap between the current way of working and an agile, flexible, and anticipating collaboration to meet all business commitments. In our daily business we are operating in a transnational environment, right at the crossroads between management and operations. Clear communication is essential. We ensure all projects and portfolios are supported for their specific needs. The Position will involve occasional travel for business.

As part of PM office, your role will be the following:

• You will bring your expertise to manage projects in the A320 family new development perimeter successfully and efficiently.
• You will act in close cooperation with the project leaders, to animate a wide and rich transnational stakeholder network within all Airbus divisions.

Responsibilities

You will be in charge of providing transversal project management support to the project. Your main tasks and responsibilities as PMBO will include at project level:

• Project set-up, project governance definition.
• Project gate and review preparation.
• Project Integrated Planning, monitoring, and control (schedule, cost, resources).
• Management of project interdependencies (internal and with other projects).
• Stakeholder management.
• Project Risks and opportunities identification, consolidation, and follow-up.
• Team facilitation, workshops.
• Performance Management, reporting.

Skill Set

Essential

• Previous experience within a Project Management role.
• Ability to listen, understand and respond in a constructive manner.
• Demonstrate a view of both the bigger picture and attention to detail.
• Perform as an individual while being a team player.
• Able to take initiative.
• The ability to build strong relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work autonomously with strong skills to structure the project.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Aircraft Development processes.
• Knowledge of digital tools.