Morson are currently recruiting for a Project Leader with an aerospace/defence/nuclear engineering background for our defence client in Barrow-in-Furness. The Project Leader will provide a planning, mobilisation and integration capability.

The role is being offered on an initial 6 month contract, with the possibility of an extension or permanent conversion. There is a minimum expectation of 2 days/fortnight on site in Barrow-in-Furness and the rate is 47 per hour PAYE or 63.40 per hour Umbrella inside IR35.

Responsibilities

• Perform non-complex project reporting and scheduling, providing regular updates on work stream progress, milestones, opportunities and potential issues.
• Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
• Implementing Project Control methodologies.
• Engaging with stakeholders such as finance, engineering, supply chain, customers, quality, assurance and safety teams.
• Monitor, track and report on progress and performance, in relation to budget.
• Provide guidance on Project Management issues and propose solutions using established APM principles.
• Support the creation of all PM deliverables (CAM packs, technical reviews, DSUM&8217;s and others as required)
• Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project.

 Requirements

• Project management experience within the engineering industry.
• Experience working on high-level engineering projects such as Defence, Aerospace, Automotive or Nuclear.
• Experience of planning, reporting, managing risk and deploying dependencies.
• Communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of PM governance and assurance processes such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
• Project planning experience that includes scope, timeline, budget and resource allocation. 

Knowledge:

Skills:

PM skillset (scope, estimating, planning, project control, risk / opp etc)

Stakeholder management (particularly cross-functional),

Ability to collate and assess large volumes of data and translate to tangible actions or deliverables

Qualifications:

APM PMQ or working towards it

Desirable:

APM Chartered Professional or Degree in Project Management,

Awareness of the SSNA UK Programme of record, AUKUS contract or US interactions,

Application of cotinuous improvement principles and / or process development.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance