REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. You should be an excellent communicator, comfortable managing multiple tasks and have the ability to liaise at a senior level. You also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude.

THE ROLE

Skycraft Propellers is a leading specialist engineering Company with over 40 years’ experience of propulsion systems, principally for aircraft and hovercraft. Working from our base in Litlington, Cambridgeshire you will engage with a well-established dynamic team.
We are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to take responsibility for key contracts. Project Management experience gained within a Tier 1 defence contractor or a closely related engineering / manufacturing industry is desirable.
As a key Project Manager, your role will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our contracts are delivered on time and achieve the desired results. The successful candidate will be the go-to person for everything involved with the organization and timeline of the contract. The key accountability is to ensure the Engineering Department complies with the regulatory requirements as specified by the Competent Authority and the customer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Assist with project activities over their life cycle, managing project outputs, deliverables and ensuring the delivery of project objectives and benefits
· Responsible for oversight and supporting as required. This includes supply, maintenance and support activities including sub-contractors.
· Ensure support requests are managed from proposal through to completion providing regular feedback and acting as a point of contact when necessary.
· Responsible for ensuring that the client’s approval for the tasks to be carried out has been obtained and the financial terms are agreed
· Ensuring activities are carried out and documentation is completed in accordance with agreed specifications, regulatory requirements and procedures.
· Prioritise and plan delivery of allocated projects from programme of works
· Produce project documents, such as project management plans, risk assessments and business cases
· Deliver project briefs to clients and management