Project Engineer

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

This
role will be geographically deployed out into the respective delivery area,
providing a Project Management service into the allocated area. 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 deployed Project Management support to Dukhan
  Delivery areas
• Run a subset of the Dukhan Business Rhythm within
  each delivery area, ensuring Risk, Opportunity, Change (Organisational or
  Technical) and Spend are reviewed within each team
• Co-ordinate, facilitate and compile 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 wor
• 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
• A ct 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.
  

Requirements

Qualifications/Functional Knowledge:

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).

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

Qualifications:

• L6 Project Management Degree (complete or in-progress), or an
  extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience;
  
• Proficient level of English, written & verbal.
  

Problem Solving:

• High competency in data analysis & critical thinking
  
• Ability to challenge and engage at all levels of the business
  
• Able to perform at both a tactical and strategic level in order to
  report information appropriately in all settings
• Ability to work under pressure and to timescales;
• Ability to recognise and escalate issues in a timely manner;

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.