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GKN Aerospace

Launch Manager

Posted 10 Days Ago
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In-Office
2 Locations
Entry level
In-Office
2 Locations
Entry level
Support planning and delivery of project workstreams by producing plans, coordinating stakeholders, managing risks, issues, scope, resources, schedules, assurance, change, and benefits. Lead a small project team, provide guidance, and develop capability through training and coaching while ensuring compliance with governance and project management frameworks.
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Project Planning Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organization's project management framework. 

Stakeholder Management Support stakeholder engagement by arranging meetings, events, and other stakeholder engagement activities. 

Project Risk and Issue Management Carry out delegated activities to support the identification and evaluation of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, as well as the design of mitigating solutions.

Project Scope Definition Conduct research, workshops, and other activities to support the specification and agreement of project deliverables. 

Project Resource Management Carry out delegated activities to support the deployment and effective utilization of project resources. 

Personal Capability Building Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. 

Project Assurance Conduct assurance reviews within the project, facilitate the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified, so that senior stakeholders have confidence that the project can deliver according to time, budget, and quality. 

Project Team Management Lead a small project team; communicate the necessary outcomes and the direction required to achieve them; coordinate team actions on project tasks; request additional team member support when needed; and identify areas of improvement to build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring. 

Change Management Carry out baseline assessment and post-implementation analyses to contribute to the measurement and tracking of business benefits. 

Project Governance Ensure project compliance with the organization's wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes. 

Leadership and Direction Explain the local action plan, to support team members in their understanding of what needs to be done, and how this relates to the broader business plan and the organization's strategy, mission, and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals. 

Project Communications Management Works with full competence to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, archiving, and disposition of project information. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. 

Project Management Works without supervision while providing technical guidance when required on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters. 

Project Risk and Issue Management Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing project-related risks. 

Project Change Management Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as required on identifying, managing and controlling project-related changes. 

Project Resource Planning and Control Works with full competence to identify, acquire, and manage the resources (physical and human) for the project. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. 

Project Schedule Management Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan. 

Project Organization and Structure Works at an intermediate level to build the structure and culture of the project team, and define roles and responsibilities within that structure to enable the achievement of project mission and objectives and the effective operation of key business processes. Typically works with guidance.

Project Benefits Management Works with full competence to identify, track, and enable the achievement of the planned benefits and intended outcomes of a program and associated projects. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. 

Education Short-Cycle Tertiary Education 

Experience Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)

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