Project Officer
Opportunity for contract extension or to be made permanent
In IR35 up to £26 - £29.40/hourly (Umbrella rates)
37 hours; FT Onsite
Duration: 6+ months
Site: Bolton
The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, are looking for an experienced Project Officer to work with the Manufacturing project teams to deliver missiles and test equipment throughout their product life cycles based at the Bolton site. With the addition of the following established project control methodologies.
As a Project Officer, the successful candidate will support a range of deliverables across multiple Manufacturing task areas. Plus provide a steppingstone for further progress within a project management environment.
What we're looking for:
- Enthusiastic, pro-active, and tenacious individual who can prioritise as well as manage day-to-day tactical decisions.
- Clear, strong, and effective communicator; numerate and confident with basic mathematics
- Knowledgeable and experienced in the basic application of Project Management skills at an assistant level.
- Computer literacy - basic but proven skills required in MS Word, spread sheets, presentations, and planning tools.
- Experience with SAP materials management system and Primavera 6 planning tool is preferred but not essential.
Additional skillsets required:
- Project Experience
- SAP/Primavera experience
- Ability to work on multiple projects at once
"Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"
What you'll get to do as a Project Officer:
The Project Officer support the Heads of Manufacturing and Production Project Managers across multiple projects and sites as required, providing delivery of the following:
- Maintenance and regular reporting of project Key Performance Indicators.
- Act as an interface within Manufacturing to help ensure programme delivery, quality, and cost.
- Assist the team with Risk and Opportunity management and in the compilation of Manufacturing estimates and Cost at Completions.
- Assist in the collection and analysis of workload forecast.
- Compilation and maintenance of project programmes and schedules.
- Maintain and improve the interface with internal customers and external departments.
- Some travel between MBDA sites will be required.
More about the role:
MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.
This role is based in Bolton, one of MBDA's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.
Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
