Electronic Engineering Project Coordinator
MBDA is a leading defence organisation dedicated to supporting the Armed Forces. They are seeking an Engineering Project Coordinator to support project management teams in delivering projects on time, cost, and quality while developing into an Engineering Project Manager.
Responsibilities
- Support the Engineering Project Management teams to deliver our projects to time, cost and quality
- Involve a mix of project delivery work, bid management and supply chain management
- Shadow our more experienced Engineering Project Managers
- Learn from them and the teams around you before taking on your own projects and developing into an Engineering Project Manager
- Take part in outreach representing Electronics Engineering in your community and becoming involved in women-in-engineering events
Skills
- A technical degree (ideally in Electronics)
- Demonstrable exposure to / understanding of electronic engineering product development
- A solid track record of experience working within an engineering context
- A good grasp of project management fundamentals
- Basic Primavera P6 scheduling experience
- The ability to manipulate data in Excel
- Proactive, experienced and dynamic individuals with the ability to multi-task and work with people of diverse backgrounds
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others
Benefits
- Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
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