Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

 

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

We are currently in search of a skilled Project Leader to join our team of project leaders, with the opportunity to lead key strategic projects across the PW, GE, Safran, and RR portfolios. This role offers growth potential, allowing you to take on various project leader assignments along the way.

The assignment involves demonstrating alternative concepts for the casing & frames of aircraft engine, aiming to find innovative product solutions. This collaborative effort between GKN and OEM customers aims to uncover alternative ways of producing the Casing and Frame structures through a joint technology insertion program.

As the Project Leader for the development, you will be responsible for managing a re-design project through the product change management process. Your primary objective will be to ensure timely delivery of the project within the specified quality standards and budget in the project directive. Key to your role is the implementation of GKN's unique technologies and expertise, targeting strategic products aligning with GKN Engines growth plan. Your success as a project leader will contribute to the value creation for GKN and the OEM engine program, in which GKN is an engine share partner.  

You lead, motivate and drive your global cross-functional team throughout design, manufacturing and procurement phase as well as insertion of new technologies from life cycle gate 0-7 and corresponding customer gates, while maintaining a business-oriented mindset. Your contribution will also be pivotal in strengthening GKN's collaboration with OEMs, fostering lasting technical relationships and establishing our reputation as an exceptional partner in the aerospace industry building our “best partners in the sky” footprint.

GKN is committed to developing the necessary technologies and de-risking novel product architecture for future platforms. 

Job Responsibilities

Accountable for the project deliverables on-time, within scope, to budget and high quality on all output 
     Define project organization including work breakdown structure, assignment of project responsibilities and which authorization roles needed for project success. 
     Lead, coordinate, organize and motivate project team for the flawless execution of project
     Proactively ensure resource availability and allocation
     Create and maintain necessary project documentation and track progress. (e.g time plan, forecast, risk register, project benefit realization, etc) 
     Proactively execute Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management to control and mitigate the risk exposure and take advantage of opportunities
     Ensure governance and quality adherence in accordance with the applicable GKN Aerospace process standards and policies
     Inform, report and escalate to the project steering committee 
     Manage the relationship with peers, stakeholders, users and suppliers. 
     Remove hinders for the project team enabling flow and undertaking any other activity required to ensure successful delivery of the project. 
     Responsible for promoting an atmosphere in the team that champions both physical and mental health, safety and wellbeing. 

Job Qualifications

Essential:
     Proven leadership skills 
     Ability to proactively create, manage and execute a project plan.
     High degree of accountability and self-driven
     Strong communication skills, written, verbal and presentation, in English.
     Confidence in interacting across all levels of the business
     Excellent analytical skills
Desirable:
     MSc in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
     Has a high level of executive disposition
     Knowledge in System-Set-Based approach and/or APQP
     Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
     Experience of working within an R&D environment with a focus on product development-, certification- and product change phases in project execution
 

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

 

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

 

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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