Project Engineer
BAE Systems Strategic Aerospace Services · Dukhan, Qatar
The role is responsible for discharging Project
Management activities across the Qatar In-Service Typhoon Availability Service
Operation at Dukhan Airbase, Qatar, as CAM133. This role will undertake Project
Management activities within the respective technical delivery areas to ensure
key PM tenets are discharged and upheld.
The incumbent will be required to gather,
synthesize & integrate information relating to performance (cost, resources
and outputs), generate, monitor and report progress against plans, identify
trends, analyze and interpret data and information to ensure all data and
information is accurate, generate and publish regular reports, including
internal contract review packs and external customer facing material
Hierarchically, this role will report into the
Project Management Lead, who will provide support, leadership and the PM
governance framework the incumbent will be required to operate within.
The role will also be required to support and
conduct any ad-hoc PM activities required due to the nature of Operations at
Dukhan Airbase.
Project Management:
· Provide
Project Management support to Dukhan Delivery areas
· Run a subset
of the Dukhan Business Rhythm, ensuring Risk, Opportunity, Change
(Organisational or Technical) and Spend are reviewed within CAM133
· Co-ordinate
and facilitate 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
work
· 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 / 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.
RequirementsEssential:
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).
- Ability to speak
& write fluent English
Qualifications:
· L6 Project Management Degree
(complete or in-progress), or an extensive amount of practical knowledge gained
through experience;
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
· Confluence / Tableau
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.
Desirable:
- Ability to speak Arabic