Project Professional

Job title: Project Professional

Location: Bourges, France. Based 3 years followed by relocation to Glascoed

Salary: £ 43,649

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the ammunition Design Authority support to production contracts with BAE Systems and KNDS Ammunition France to maintain datapack releases and engineering query resolution according to contract Key Performance Indicators

• Project Management of specific ammunition development, test and trials projects in conjunction with the ammunition engineering team and other business functions (e.g. procurement, commercial)

• Manage the Government Furnished Equipment process and register to ensure equipment is available where necessary and to issue the required formal reports to MoD

• Project Management Support for all CTAI ammunition development, qualification and production support projects. Deputise for the CTAI Ammunition Project Manager as required

• Application of PM toolsets for scheduling, cost management, risk and opportunity management and management reporting

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Knowledge and application of basic project management principles and practice – WBS, Scheduling and Networking, OBS, Budgeting and Resourcing, Risk and Opportunity, and the supporting toolsets (e.g. MSP, Microsoft office, ERP toolsets)

• Be ready to relocate to Bourges, France

• Good level of English presentation and communication skills

Desirable:

• Formal entry-level PM qualification (e.g. PMP)

• Knowledge of product development and manufacturing processes, ideally in a defence or munitions environment

• French language competence A2 – C2

The Team:

Would you like to join CTA International, working as part of our Project Management team? We currently have a vacancy for a Project Professional to join the team in Bourges, France. This is an international secondment opportunity working in the historic town of Bourges in central France. The duration of the secondment is 3 years. You’d be joining a small, close-knit, diverse team formed as a joint venture between BAE Systems and the French company KNDS.

The joint venture develops, produces, and markets the cutting-edge 40mm Cased Telescoped weapon system and this role fits within the ammunition design authority team managing various projects from private venture concept studies through to qualification and manufacturing support. CTA International, is a dynamic 50/50 joint venture between BAE Systems and KNDS and as such the team has to work closely with stakeholders across the UK and French Ministries of Defence, ammunition manufacturers; BAE Systems and KNDS Ammunition, and our supply chain partners.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 19th September.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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