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  Systems Engineering Program Manager

Role Summary/Purpose

The Systems EPM - A350 takes overall program responsibility for the -1000 iteration of the A350 program. You will have a cross functional management team reporting to you and together you will deliver an integrated product offering to the customer.

Essential Responsibilities
• Negotiate work scope & schedule with internal and external customers
• Take overall responsibility for developing an integrated program plan to meet program schedule commitments, support Technical Program Managers to meet schedule commitments and deliveries
• Ensure functional managers have resource plans which meet program needs
• Control and project spend, secure budget and spend authorization as required, track and report on metrics as required
• Manage technical requirements and ensure adherence to requirements, negotiate commercially on requirement creep where required
• Identify, manage and drive down project risks, drive risk mitigation actions, review status and maintain a comprehensive Risk Management Process, resolve or elevate issues
• Manage communications with customers at tech reviews, coordination meetings, etc.
• Drive ownership and accountability to functional managers and leaders
• Identify escapes and needed process improvements and communicate them
• Drive Technical Program Managers to ensure technical execution of all program commitments

Qualifications/Requirements
• Qualified to degree level in mechanical or aerospace engineering or appropriate demonstrable experience
• Strong communication skills.
• Self motivated
• Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience of leading teams of at least 20 engineers
• Significant leadership experience within an aerospace engineering environment
• Prepared to travel to customer facilities.

Desired Characteristics
• An additional business and/or financial qualification are preferred but not essential.
• Experience within an aerospace structural design engineering environment dealing with programme / project management and commercial issues