Project Engineer

Overview

Project Management

• Provide deployed Project Management support to Dukhan Delivery areas
• Run a subset of the Dukhan Business Rhythm within each delivery area, ensuring Risk, Opportunity, Change (Organisational or Technical) and Spend are reviewed within each team
• Co-ordinate, facilitate and compile agreed OPR inputs on behalf of each delivery area
• Act as the deployed Project Management conscience of the Dukhan Operation, ensuring delivery areas remain within governance, escalating issues as required.
• Operate as ‘critical friends’ of the deployed areas, providing a valued Project Management service whilst driving and upholding PM values and standards
• Support compilation of PM&C artefacts into the drumbeat Dukhan SMT Business Rhythm reviews (for example, Change Requests)
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives into the CI lead, seeking to maximise operational efficiency and minimising costs;
• Responsible for managing the financial information for the allocated area, to feed the Contract Status Reports (CSR);
• Responsible for managing the Risk and Opportunities (financial, quality, scope and quality) within the allocated area
• Develop, manage and maintain integrated program schedules for non-recurring elements of wor
• Manage and measure delivery against the contract, advising on contractual compliance / shortfalls for both BAES and the QEAF (BFP/R)
• Co-ordinate, control and report against internal and contractual KPI’s
• Act as an interface with junior officers within the QEAF for the allocated area for all applicable Project Delivery requirements
• Responsible for managing the resource manpower within the allocated area from a PM standpoint (e.g. cost, resource planning, capacity modelling)
• Support reviews (preparation or attendance) including but not limited to OPR, QCRs, QBRs, risk & opportunity, Change Control Boards, Business Operations and customer PRMs;
• Provide support to the Business Management Lead for control of the Resource management aspects of the Typhoon Availability Service

Additional Responsibilities And Activities

• Ensure compliance with the mandated BAE Systems Governance Framework, including, but not limited to; Life Cycle Management (LCM), Business Continuity Management (BCM) – Incident Management (IM), Gifts & Hospitality (G&H), Responsible Document Record Management (RDRM), Export Control, SHE, et al.
• This role will also be required to support and conduct any ad-hoc PM activities required due to the nature of Operations at Dukhan Airbase.

Functional Knowledge & Experience

• Experienced and in-depth Project Control knowledge and techniques in an Operational Aircraft Support environment is preferred;
• Experienced resource demand management and forecasting;
• High level of MS Office knowledge and application;
• Programme Reporting experience;
• Understanding and appreciation of operating in a customer-focused organisation in the Middle East;
• Commercial and Contractual Awareness;
• Purchasing Process and Export control awareness;
• Contract Status Reporting (CSRs).

Business Expertise

• Requires good analytical skills, able to manipulate data to identify trends and data shortages. At this level is able to assess if data is complete, accurate and turn into management information for onwards reporting
• Requires the ability to appropriately engage with and challenge a wide range of stakeholders on project performance
• Understands and is able to use and interpret all project management tools sets.
• Requires a good understanding of the work breakdown structure for the service area or project
• Capable of performing detailed performance analysis using a range of PM toolsets and techniques

Aspirational Experience Of Using The Following Systems

• JIRA

Qualifications

• L6 Project Management Degree (complete or in-progress), or an extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience;
• Proficient level of English, written & verbal.

Problem Solving

• High competency in data analysis & critical thinking
• Ability to challenge and engage at all levels of the business
• Able to perform at both a tactical and strategic level in order to report information appropriately in all settings
• Ability to work under pressure and to timescales;
• Ability to recognise and escalate issues in a timely manner;

Interpersonal Skills

• Diplomacy skills required in order to work across business boundaries to achieve optimum solutions;
• Exceptional verbal communication skills across different nationalities;
• Presentation skills for effective reporting against areas of responsibility;
• Strong stakeholder management at various levels of authority both internally and externally and confidence to direct challenge/question all levels of the organisation;
• Time Management skills to effectively discharge work across different areas;
• Confidence to hold/chair meetings & working groups for associated areas of work;
• A self-starter.