Job Description - Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer
Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer in Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 8RX | GKN Aerospace Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers New Business Manager - Safepoint Loomis Uk Ltd Dunstable (LU5) £29,000 per annum depending on experience 4 days ago Streetworks Coordinator Morson Edge St. Albans, Hertfordshire £32k - 40k per year 1 week ago Project Manager Candidate Source Broadwater, Stevenage (SG1), SG1 1XX £50,000 – £55,000 per annum 4 days ago Planner - FTC cover 12 months Fortem Hitchin (SG4) Fortem Benefits (as per advert) 1 week ago Project Management Team Lead Spectrum It Recruitment Limited Bedford (MK40) £60000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus, 25 Days hol 23 hours ago NEW Senior Planner Hunter Dunning Bedford (MK40) £30000 - £35000 per annum 1 month ago Materials Laboratory Project Coordinator Russell Taylor Group Ltd Watford, Hertfordshire Competitive salary 2 weeks ago Service Coordinator (Generator) Dale Power Solutions St. Albans (AL1) Negotiable 1 week ago Project Manager (Asset Investment/Planned Works) BPHA Bedford (MK41), MK41 7BJ Up to £50000 per annum + £2,000 car allowance 1 month ago Business Adoption Lead Home Group Limited Haslemere Industrial Estate, Welwyn Garden City (AL7), AL7 1EW Salary £30,000 to £35,000 pa, (depending on skills and experience), 1 week ago New Business Manager - Safepoint Loomis Uk Ltd Dunstable (LU5) £29,000 per annum depending on experience 4 days ago Streetworks Coordinator Morson Edge St. Albans, Hertfordshire £32k - 40k per year 1 week ago Project Manager Candidate Source Broadwater, Stevenage (SG1), SG1 1XX £50,000 – £55,000 per annum 4 days ago Planner - FTC cover 12 months Fortem Hitchin (SG4) Fortem Benefits (as per advert) 1 week ago Project Management Team Lead Spectrum It Recruitment Limited Bedford (MK40) £60000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus, 25 Days hol 23 hours ago NEW Senior Planner Hunter Dunning Bedford (MK40) £30000 - £35000 per annum 1 month ago Materials Laboratory Project Coordinator Russell Taylor Group Ltd Watford, Hertfordshire Competitive salary 2 weeks ago Service Coordinator (Generator) Dale Power Solutions St. Albans (AL1) Negotiable 1 week ago Project Manager (Asset Investment/Planned Works) BPHA Bedford (MK41), MK41 7BJ Up to £50000 per annum + £2,000 car allowance 1 month ago Business Adoption Lead Home Group Limited Haslemere Industrial Estate, Welwyn Garden City (AL7), AL7 1EW Salary £30,000 to £35,000 pa, (depending on skills and experience), 1 week ago Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer GKN Aerospace View Profile Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 8RX Contract Published: 1 day ago To define Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer GKN Aerospace Company description: Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees globally, across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job description: Job Summary It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines. GKN is seeking a motivated and resourceful Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer to support the planning and execution of the Luton Technology Portfolio. This will include large and collaborative programmes, including those receiving government grant funding. The role involves establishing a robust support structure to oversee projects, ensuring compliance with external reporting and audit trail requirements. As Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer the ideal candidate will possess a proactive attitude, with excellent communication skills to engage with busy technical teams and facilitate the fulfilment of project obligations. While proficiency with Microsoft Office products and project terminology is necessary, we value aptitude for numbers, structured processes, and a willingness to learn over formal qualifications. The position is offered on a 12–14 month fixed-term contract, providing maternity cover with a handover period to ensure continuity. There is the requirement to be flexible for occasional travel to GKN Global Technology centre (Bristol), CATAPULT centres (such as MTC Coventry) and consortium partners (various UK). Core working hours at our Luton site are 07:30–16:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:30–12:30 on Fridays. There is the opportunity to work from home up to two days per week subject to business needs. Job Responsibilities • Monitor interdependencies between projects; • Support project leads to analyse and report on project progress, scope and cost against baseline; • Maintain the project action log and support timely closure of tasks; • Facilitate PRMs, QRMs and risk reviews; • Prepare project stakeholders communication, compile accurate progress reports and communicate effectively with team and stakeholders; • Manage project updates in applicable compilation systems and tools; • Establish and maintain robust document management in the project and towards stakeholders; • Compile financial information and generate clear summary reports; • Assist in managing POR and invoicing processes, including new supplier set-up; • Support creation, coordination and delivery of (change) proposals; • Identify and escalate problems for resolution; • Maintain engineering registers. Profile description: What You'll Bring To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes: Essential: • Experience of project administration such as reporting and data analysis • Understanding of project terminology and principles. • Ability to identify and escalate problems. • Strong communication skills. • Skilled in operation of Microsoft Office • Ability to work cross-functionally • Strong organisation skills, ability to work to deadlines • Ability to engage with busy technical teams and facilitate the fulfilment of project obligations Desirable: • Experience in project management • Knowledge of financial compilation and reporting. • Awareness of Purchase Order Requisitions (POR) and invoicing processes. • Understanding of project terminology and principles We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Engineering & Technology Project Support Officer will possess a proactive attitude, be comfortable with structured processes and demonstrate a willingness to learn project management methodologies. Note: Some GKN programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities. As part of the application process you will be asked to declare when applying for this role. The position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually). We offer: What We'll Offer Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits: • Competitive salary dependent on experience • Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis • Life Assurance 8 x salary • 185 hours holiday + bank holidays • Income protection • Shopping discounts • Cycle To Work Scheme • Employee Assistance Programme • Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family • Free onsite parking • Local gym discount • Free airport parking • Enhanced family friendly leave • A collaborative, dynamic working environment As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you! Join us and keep the world moving … click on the link below to apply A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ? In Short Industry Aviation & Aerospace Founded 1759 Location Worldwide Company size 5000+ Making Aerospace Fit for the Natural World. Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading multi-technology tier one aerospace supplier. We develop, build and supply an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies for use in Defence and Commercial aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to passenger planes and the most advanced fighter aircrafts. Please let me know if you are succesful with this. If not, please could you send through a screenshot of the error message? Our technology is on-board 100,000 flights a day and we’re a market leader in Aero structures, Engine Systems, Transparencies and Wiring Systems. We’re a truly global business, with 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. In the UK we operate across 5 performance centres; Bristol Filton, Bristol Western Approach, Bristol Global Technology Centre, Luton and Cowes (Isle of Wight). People. Our people work with passion and determination; proud that our work impacts our company, industry and planet. We draw on each other’s expertise and experience to achieve excellence. We build our teams on trust and respect, we believe there is power in people, but even greater power in teams. Whether you’re looking to start your career at the forefront of engineering as an Apprentice, Intern, Graduate or Associate, work in a global support role, work regionally in one our performance centres, or as an executive helping to lead our business, there is plenty of opportunity to make an impact. We can offer you a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. Planet. Our ambition to be the most sustainable partner in the sky has real purpose and is opening up a world of fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. In the last decade we’ve made record investments into research and development to accelerate sustainable aviation and the ultimate goal of net zero by 2050. We’ve invested deeply in the future of flight through new materials and processes, electrification and hydrogen propulsion technologies. We’re doing everything possible now to reduce emissions and waste in our manufacturing processes, making aerospace fit for the natural world. Progress. We’re a tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industries biggest names, so a career at GKN Aerospace can truly offer you an unrivalled breath of experience to achieve your full potential. We want you to succeed and progress. We support our employees with training; developing their capabilities and helping realise their aspirations. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Our goal is to embrace the human attributes that make each of us unique, to value those attributes and their uniqueness, and to create an environment where everyone feels welcome to contribute and bring their full self to work every day. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams. We’re committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. 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