What you will contribute to the team

• Provide high value consultancy to customers at the enterprise, programme, and project level.
• Leading the projects and team members, providing guidance and support.
• Develop and manage the project plan to ensure that the team delivers to time, cost and quality. 
• Manage the key project decisions required to drive the project forward, to meet Client and stakeholder expectations, influencing effectively.
• Manage project risks, issues and changes, negotiate assignment with responsible parties and hold stakeholders accountable
• Guide negotiations to obtain mutually beneficial outcomes and resolve conflicts with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain the Project Execution Plan setting out the project management approach for the project.
• Develop supporting management plan for key topics such as design, stakeholder and interface management, and put them into action. 
• Develop delivery strategies and roadmaps for projects and supporting schedules.
• Plan and co-ordinate the resources required to deliver the programme of work, collaborating with other disciplines as required.
• Ensure robust project governance, clear progress reporting and monitoring, engaging both internally and with the client, and the client’s senior management.
• Manage commercial success of the project, in accordance with the contract.

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Minimum 10 years of Aviation project delivery experience
• Degree qualified and chartered project manager or equivalent
• Experience in manging the design, implementation, and commissioning of mission critical systems at major international airports
• Experience of managing the delivery of IT Infrastructure and Operational Systems into construction programmes.
• Strong customer service and customer centre experience
• Good knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, and resource allocation procedures
• PMO experience, including risk, opportunity, and issues management 
• Excellent analytical and organisational ability
• Ability to improve project/program delivery methods and coach the team
• Strong stakeholder management capability, covering a wide range of aviation stakeholders 
• Team player and culturally sensitive.
• Commercial and contract management

Desirable

• Knowledge of the latest trends across aviation, within aviation digital and more generally across digital and technology. 
• A strong customer-centric perspective that focuses on outcomes and whole-life value.
• Knowledge of the test and commissioning of aviation digital solutions and their integration.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal and visual) carried through into project deliverables and proposals. 
• Demonstrable passion for digital and delivering social, environmental, and economic outcomes.

Behaviours / values

• Understanding and commitment to Mott MacDonald’s PRIDE values (Progress; Respect; Integrity; Drive; Excellence)
• A self-starter mentality with a desire to apply initiative and new ideas, comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-changing start-up environment.
• An open minded, confident, collaborative attitude; a strong sense of team spirit; vision driven.
• Ability to think strategically and laterally, bringing creativity to problem solving.
• Interest and passion for innovation and technology.