PMO Lead

This includes the various PM disciplines such as:

- Project governance and communication
- Integrated planning
- Risk and opportunity management
- Preparation of reviews
- Internal and external reporting
- Project Management data

This role reports hierarchically to the Head of PMO for EOS but is functionally embedded within the assigned project.

**Responsibilities include (shared with the rest of the PMO team)**:

- Maintain the Project Management Plan and ensure the programme’s adherence to this plan
- Manage the Project Management digital ecosystem to operate the programme (e.g. Unified Planning, ADProjects, ARM, collaboration tools)
- Prepare and facilitate meetings and support preparation of milestones
- Support the Project Manager in planning and preparing Maturity Gates
- Maintain the programme’s action register and drive the timely closure of actions
- Coordinate preparation of reports in various formats for both internal and external customers
- Ensures consistency among all contractual, financial and technical requirements and coverage in the Project Management Plan (in close cooperation with the Project Controller, Customer Contract Manager and Technical Manager)
- Maintain the programme’s integrated plan in the appropriate toolset (e.g. Unified Planning), embedding inputs from all contributing stakeholders
- Identify, track and communicate the programme’s critical path, proposing measures to shorten it
- Track programme progress and provide visualization and early warning of potential issues to allow for early mitigation, anticipation and data-driven decisions
- Maintain the Risk and Opportunity (R&O) Management Plan of the programme
- Maintain the R&O register, including the facilitation of capture and assessment of risks and opportunities
- Drive the definition and follow-up of R&O mitigation actions
- Proactively seek out and implement improvements in your way of working, and in the overall execution of the programme
- Support project’s improvement governance and contribute to the achievement of its improvement objectives
- Production of Project History Report (yearly)
- Supervision of overall Changes, to trigger CCN issue and build the relevant case
- Interface with the S&OP process, to ensure consistency between the functions needs and project budget

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**Requirements**:

- Educated to degree level in Engineering or Business Administration
- Previous experience in leading projects or as a PMO is highly sought
- Experience in managing / working with a project schedule desired
- Experience in managing risks and opportunities, either as a risk manager or a project member desired
- Airbus PM Certification (Bronze or above) / PMP certification preferred
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to work across functions, and to influence and persuade programme stakeholders amid conflicting priorities
- Experience in standard scheduling tools (e.g. Unified Planning, MS Project, Primavera) desired
- Experience in using the Airbus ARM tool for risk and opportunity management desired
- Experience working in international teams and environments
- Fluency in English in mandatory

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

**Company**:
Airbus Defence and Space SAU

**Contract Type**:
Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido

**Experience Level**:
Professional / Expérimenté(e) / Professionell / Profesional

**Job Family**:
Programme & Project Management

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.