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SalaryPosition Title: Programme Mangers Assistant (PMA)
Duration: 12 Month Rolling Contract
Location: Dagenham / Dunton, Essex
Division: Manufacturing
Rate: Umbrella 26.75 per hour Inside IR35
Position Description:
- Programme Managers Assistant (PMA)
- Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering
- The principal role of the PMA is to support the Programme Leader / Programme Manager with the management of a project focusing on collecting information and reporting.
- The PMA will develop an understanding of all the aspects of a Clients' Powertrain project which must be tracked, gather information from the engineering teams that are implementing the project and then feed this information into the appropriate systems, reporting formats and documents.
- Following on from this they will support the presentations from the programme management team to various levels of management within the organisation.
- The PMA will frequently lead meetings with the engineering teams to gather the required information, for example covering project funding, issue management & progress to timing plans.
- This allows them to track progress and highlight to the programme leader/manager any areas of concern.
- Project administration tasks will also be required such as setting up meetings and managing SharePoint's.
- There will also be opportunities to work with other PMAs especially for the purposes of sharing lessons learnt and strengthening best practice.
- The projects run by this team are to install or retool manufacturing systems and, as such, are highly technical so an understanding of manufacturing systems is an advantage.
- Meeting deadlines is critical in this environment to ensure launch timing is met and prevent production shortages or stoppages.
Skills Required:
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient with MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint and MS SharePoint
Skills Preferred:
- Project planning
Experience Required:
- Project management experience
Experience Preferred:
- Minimum 2 years project management experience with a focus on planning and management reporting
- Experience of project management tools
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
Education Preferred:
- Degree or appropriate experience
Additional Information :
- Hybrid between Dunton and Dagenham must be able to get to either site as and when required
