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

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.

ProjectManagement:

·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;

·ProvidesupporttotheBusiness Management Leadfor

controloftheResourcemanagementaspects oftheTyphoonAvailabilityService

Additionalresponsibilities/Activities:

·EnsurecompliancewiththemandatedBAESystemsGovernanceFramework,including,

but not limited to; Life Cycle Management (LCM), Business Continuity Management

(BCM)-IncidentManagement(IM), Gifts& Hospitality(G&H),Responsible Document Record Management

(RDRM), Export Control, SHE, et al.

·Thisrolewillalsoberequiredtosupportandconductanyad-hocPMactivitiesrequired due to the nature of Operations

at Dukhan Airbase.

Requirements

Essential:

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

Human resources

Experienced professionals