CAMO P6 Primavera Project Controller (Aviation)

Oxford

7 months ago

Applications closed

We are recruiting for a Aviation CAMO Project Controller on contract to be based at our clients offices in Oxford.

Please only apply if you have CAMO/Part 145/21 previous experience.

Essential:

The ability to schedule a complex project using P6 Primavera (preferred) or similar
Representing projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management or key stakeholders as required
Strong communication, negotiation and relationship management
Working knowledge of the regulation relating to Part 145, Part 21 and Part CAMO or have equivalent experience with the UK MoD Military Airworthiness Authority Regulatory Articles and an ability to assimilate the CAA requirements Desirable

Extensive experience within the aerospace industry working in a project management or technical role
Experience in defence projects
Understanding of Export control and ITAR
Reporting functionally to the project Service Delivery Manager, you will be a pivotal part of the team developing and running the project schedule. You will ensure key stakeholders are appraised of their individual contributions and make sure they are on track to deliver on time.
Key to this role is being able to flex the schedule in accordance with the changing project landscape and evolving customer requirements - flexibility is key. Keeping a good track of the assumptions, dependencies and contract exclusions and combining this knowledge with understanding internal resource constraints will be vital in ensuring the project is delivered as contracted.

Responsibilities:

The project schedule, ensuring key deliverables meet deadlines set to keep the project roll out on time.
Facilitate and enable project review meetings with key stakeholders to review and feedback project performance and lessons learned.
Identify and present key project risks as they materialise and work with the wider team on mitigation strategies.
Provide support to drumbeat and ad-hoc meeting routines for the project delivery team.
Attend and present at meetings of stakeholders
Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

The ability to schedule a complex project using P6 Primavera (preferred) or similar
A proven track record of delivering successful projects
Ability to lead and work across multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to lead and drive process structuring, planning and delivery of complex projects through tailored deployment of best practice project controls
Management of project activities through proactive risk and opportunity management, mapping and control of critical paths and controlling variance to time/cost/quality
Project financial and contractual management
Representing projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management or key stakeholders as required
Strong communication, negotiation and relationship management
Working knowledge of the regulation relating to Part 145, Part 21 and Part CAMO or have equivalent experience with the UK MoD Military Airworthiness Authority Regulatory Articles and an ability to assimilate the CAA requirements within 3 months of undertaking the roleDesirable

Experience and working knowledge of SAP
Capture and/or Bid Management experience
Extensive experience within the aerospace industry working in a project management or technical role
Experience in defence projects
Understanding of Export control and ITAR

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