Engineering Project Team Lead

1 month ago


Cwmbran Torfaen, United Kingdom Safran Seats Full time

For more than 80 years, Safran Seats has been a premium manufacturer of First and Business Class seating systems for passenger airlines. With the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers, we pride ourselves on innovation, customization, quality, and industrial design.
Safran Seats GB, based in Cwmbran, South Wales is a 100% owned subsidiary of Safran Seats and we currently have 800+ employees (across 3 sites in the UK- Cwmbran, Newport, and Brackley).
Unique and High-end Quality products
# Market leader in Bespoke aircraft seating
# At Safran, we offer lasting career opportunities and have adopted a hybrid working model throughout the business. With an early finish on Friday, we recognize how important it is to maintain a healthy work / life balance. We are proud of the high profile customers we partner with and the portfolio of exciting projects we consistently work on, delivering nothing less than outstanding results. This is through the investment in not only the technology that we use but our people and the world-class training and development we provide.
An Engineering Project Lead is a senior and key role at Safran. It requires an excellent project manager and a real problem solver - a go-to natural leader in the team. Managing across a functional matrix structure within the Technical Domain of the business, your responsibility is focused on effective planning and execution of engineering projects to meet or exceed the agreed performance metrics. You will be the Technical focal point for the project under your responsibility, across the entire business and also Customer and Airframer facing.
Supporting the IPT in identifying project risk, mitigation actions, and contingency plans
# Supporting the development of project plans, schedules, and budgets
# Tracking progress of project tasks across multi-functional engineering teams
# Resolving schedule conflict and developing technical solutions with inputs from the Technical Functional teams, ensuring high levels of quality deliverables
# Providing a clear project status both internally and to the customer
# Tracking performance against budget for NRC and RC
# Ensuring effective management of large work packages across the group business units or with partners
# Managing technical requirements relevant to your project scope, through a systems engineering approach, tracking technical changes
# HNC/HND within a related Engineering discipline is essential
# Engineering Degree within an Aerospace related discipline desirable
# Previous experience managing multi-functional teams including within a remote working setting
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we offer a range of competitive benefits, career progression, and training opportunities helping to ensure we build the future.
25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
~ On Board Benefits' Programme, providing a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts, and access to private healthcare
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Specificity of the job: The role is based in Cwmbran, Wales, and occasional travel will be required including to international locations (suppliers, customers, and other Safran sites).
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