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Project Manager role within the Engineering & Maintenance department at British Airways, responsible for delivering projects from the Transformation Roadmap. This is a chance to join a diverse and innovative department at a time of re-imagining air travel.
Job Responsibility:
Management of an assigned BA Roadmap project or projects (or stream(s) within a larger programme), to successfully deliver the defined business objectives, using a consistent approach and governance structure, on time, to budget and with the agreed scope and quality
The delivery of all project management activities within projects assigned from the Engineering & Maintenance Transformation Roadmap (or stream(s) within a larger programme), ensuring highly effective deployment into steady state, including deployment of continuous improvement capability
Ensuring delivery to agreed specifications, timescales and budget whilst adhering to internal control needs
Planning, scheduling, financial management, estimating and forecasting all elements of the projects assigned
Risk, Assumption, Issue and Dependency Management
Creation and maintenance of robust financial criteria and management structures for each project assigned
Building and sustaining strong working relationships with accountable business owners and senior managers on their projects. Acts as a trusted advisor and business partner, in the successful delivery of projects
Define resource demand forecast and managing resource levels ensuring both budget targets and programme/portfolio objectives are achieved
Requirements:
Good effective leadership, communication, influencing at all levels (written and verbal) and successfully manage expectations
Demonstrable experience of successful delivery of projects across functions and directorates
Understanding of working in a safety critical and technical environment
Ability to effectively lead and motivate individuals & teams (direct/indirect), working collaboratively to deliver results in a matrix management environment
Good individual and team management
Proven ability to work under pressure
Risk management with risks identified, options agreed & plan in place
Contingency planning –in depth knowledge of both contingency planning and mitigation
Ability to challenge the status quo where necessary through well structured and fact driven arguments
Budget, schedule and scope management
External and internal supplier management including contract management and negotiation
Engaging approachable leader
Clear and articulate communicator
Good individual and team leadership and management
Highly organised and structured
Delivers in defined structured manner
Business need focused in a customer setting
Meets deadlines, Cost and Scope parameters
Makes decisions within defined parameters affecting the outcomes of their project based on the facts available
Looks to continuously improve in everything they do
Good stakeholder and relationship
Professional Programme Management accreditation (e.g. MOP, MSP, PMP, P3O or Prince 2) preferred
Degree qualification is advantageous but not essential
Agile methodology (SAFe) desirable
Aviation experience preferred
Nice to have:
Professional Programme Management accreditation (e.g. MOP, MSP, PMP, P3O or Prince 2)
Degree qualification
Agile methodology (SAFe)
Aviation experience
What we offer:
Upskilling and professional development training
Access to state-of-the-art Learning Academy at London Heathrow