Junior Project Manager

Role: Junior Project Manager

Location: Cheltenham

Duration: 6 months

Inside IR35: Umbrella

About Our Client

A global leader in aviation, dedicated to advancing the future of flight through innovation and precision engineering. With a rich legacy of excellence, they design and manufactures world-class jet engines and systems for commercial, military, and business aviation. Committed to sustainability and cutting-edge technology, they are shaping the next generation of aerospace solutions. Be part of their visionary team and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in flight technology.

As a Project Manager, you will contribute towards the cutting-edge of power distribution products within the aviation industry. You will play an integral part, ensuring we meet the delivery expectations of our customers.

Working within a small R&D team, other functions on site, and with suppliers to ensure procurement of component parts, and subsequent prototype builds are completed to schedule. Also providing project management support to the R&D team

Key Responsibilities

• Tracking completion of inputs from R&D team as required to specify components to procure
• Raising Purchase Requisitions for components
• Liaison with Sourcing function to confirm Purchase Order placement and tracking delivery of components to agreed lead time
• Liaison with Suppliers and gathering data from R&D team and/or Sourcing to resolve any issues arising
• Supporting prototype builds from supplied components including management and tracking Bill of materials
• General Project Management support (planning, monitoring and controlling R&D project activities)

Essential responsibilities

• Have excellent technical problem-solving skills; to be able to assess problems thoroughly and drive logical conclusions (i.e. common-sense approach, not embarrassed to ask the "obvious" questions).
• Completion of required documentation (purchase requisitions, updates to Bills of Materials, etc)
• Delivery oriented and ability to identify and address root causes impacting delivery
• Have experience of working in a team environment delivering products to cost and schedule
• Working in a matrix management environment and where delivery requires support from staff across a wide range of functions

Qualifications/Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
• Project Management certifications (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 or Lean Six Sigma) are a plus but not mandatory
• 2 years+ of experience in project management, coordination, or related roles.
• Basic understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Lean principles).
• IT literate and experience of industry standard tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Excel
• A positive attitude, initiative, pro-activeness and an enthusiasm and passion for engineering.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global Aviation company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions