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The Opportunity

What you will do

• Responsible for leading and managing the project team Delivering the project to schedule, cost and quality.
• Interfacing between the project and functional business areas to achieve the overall Project deliverables.
• Demonstrate good communication and encouragement across functional business areas, for change.
• Effective co-ordination of the project and the inter dependencies into the overall Programme
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with Leonardo Helicopters policies and processes.
• Ensuring delivery of contract life cycle relevant to accountable project.
• Managing and production of the required deliverables proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action to achieve quality and schedule within budget.
• Planning, designing `and monitoring the project, preparing any project plans as required.
• Identifying and obtaining support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project.
• Managing the projects budget, monitoring expenditure and costs and project administration
• Manage Authorisations and Profitability in line with level of accountability.
• Identify, capture and manage risks, including the development of contingency plan, in accordance with LH policy and process.
• Liaison with the programme management (if part of a programme) and related projects to ensure alignment and integration.
• Engagement with IPTs, Customers and vendors.
• Applying change control and configuration management processes.
• Liaise with project assurance representatives to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project.
• Conduct project reviews and highlighting actions / recommendations to appropriate business area, ensuring good communication links.
• Reporting the progress of the programme at regular intervals to the appropriate level of management both internally and to the customer.
• Chair Internal Configuration Change Boards (CCB) and Configuration Implementation Boards (CIB) as required, supported by Configuration Management.
• You are responsible for taking reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work and to co-operate with managers, supervisors and others to enable the company to meet its statutory obligations for health, safety and environment. Specific responsibilities for Employees are detailed within HSP 1015 – Workers Responsibilities.
• Applicable to Managers/Supervisors Only - You are responsible for ensuring that activities under your control are undertaken in accordance with the requirements set out in the AWL SHE Policy, Health & Safety Operating manual, Health & Safety Policies & Procedures (HSP’s) and Environmental Management System (EMS). These documents, identify your key responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act and other relevant HS&E legislation. Specific responsibilities detailed within HSP1010 – Management Responsibility

What we are looking for

• Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to develop good relationships within LH at appropriate levels and externally with the Customer at appropriate levels.
• Ability to make decisions with limited facts.
• The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams.
• Strong knowledge of key functional disciplines including Engineering, Operations, CS&T and Procurement.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft design, test and manufacturing procedures.
• Good direct and indirect team management skills, including recruitment, motivation and development.
• Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes.
• Sound business case development knowledge and approvals skills.
• Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties.
• Good knowledge of programme and project management methods, including EVMS and Risk Management.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
• The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.