Project Management Office Manager

Job Description:

PMO Manager

Full Time

Oxford

About our team...

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support.  Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying School (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

At Airbus Helicopters Oxford, we require a Project Management Office Manager. 

The PMO manager is required to oversee the project managements team and ensure on time delivery of projects within the Customisation Centre portfolio.

The project portfolio consists of military projects as well as civil and Para public (i.e., police, Air ambulance, national grid etc.) 

The successful applicant will Lead the PMO team at Oxford who specialise in both new build aircraft and retrofitting in service aircraft as the Project managers line management.

Main responsibilities

• Accountable for portfolio on time delivery KPI.

• Ownership of the Integrated master schedule.

• EVM and EAC reviews.

• Line Management of the Project management team.

• Day to day management of any projects assigned.

• Planning, scheduling and de-confliction of all projects in the portfolio.

• Identification of resource issues.

• Controlling work package activities between multifunctional teams.

• Monitoring spends and schedule adherence of assigned projects.

• Reporting, both internally and to the customer.

• Risk monitoring, Mitigation and control.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Previous management of project mangers.

• Project planning and controls.

• Earned Value Management.

• Experience as a PM with MoD as a customer.

• Understanding of EASA, UK CAA and UK MAA.

• Commercial understanding.

Desirable

•  Background within an aviation engineering environment.

• Experience with Primavera P6.

• Experience with SAP.

• Experience within a customer facing role.

• Experience in a UKCAA PT21 environment. 

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

• Formal Project Management training at practitioner level - APMP, Prince 2 etc.

• Background in Aviation.

• UK driving license.

Desirable

• Formal aviation engineering background is desirable but not essential.

About you 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills are needed.

• You will need to have strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

• Self-motivated.

• Drive to deliver on time.

• Ability to dissect large problems into achievable goals.

Additional requirements 

• Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS Security Clearance and have current SC clearance. 

• Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.

• Applicants must be willing to travel as part of the role. (10% Travel required)

• The role is based on site at Oxford airport, Kidlington. Remote working is not available for this role.

• Current SC clearance is a mandatory requirement.

The Reward

In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments.  On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:

• Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company

• Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic

• Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion. 

• Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)

• Bikes to Work (up to £3,000) (employee purchase scheme) 

• Technology ( employee purchase scheme) 

• Mydrive (employee car purchase scheme)

• Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)

• Health-care Cash Scheme

• Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme) 

• Health Assessments

• Travel Insurance

• Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)

Data Protection

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

System Installation <JF-EN-ER>

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

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