Salary: Competitive per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Engineering Hangar Heathrow. Exeter Road, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, TW6 2PJ with occasional travel to our Crawley VHQ site
Contract: Fixed Term Contract 12 months
Closing Date: 2nd May 2025
At Virgin Atlantic (VA), we believe in every individual's potential to conquer the world, and our vision is to become the most beloved travel company. As we embark on an exhilarating new chapter, we are channelling our entrepreneurial spirit and innovative mindset to challenge the status quo.
So, if you're ready to take your career to new heights, read on.
We're seeking Project Managers with a proven track record in delivering technology solutions to join our Technology Transformation team.
As our Project Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Working with the Business Stakeholders to assist and write the Business Case and thoroughly review and grasp the project's objectives and strategic goals
- High-Level Planning: Develop high-level plans that clearly outline the project's scope and align with strategic objectives alongside creating detailed Project Plans in Microsoft project (MSP), , ensuring critical paths and milestones are identified and communicated effectively
- Effective Project Delivery: Lead the project with clarity and inspiration, setting clear performance and delivery expectations, and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget
- Team Coordination: Ensure all relevant teams and individuals are involved and briefed appropriately, understanding their roles and delivery timelines
- Methodology Adherence: Follow the VA Project Management methodology throughout the project lifecycle.
- Financial Management of Project budgets, ensuring Projects stay within tolerance
- Ability to effectively manage Project RAIDs and work with Business stakeholders to come to an effective resolution/mitigation plans.
- You will have an engineering Project Management background such as Automotive and Aviation.
- Do you have a Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APMP, PMP)? Do you have demonstrable experience delivering complex integrated IT solutions, particularly those involving the integration of legacy systems with modern technology using SOA/APIs?
- Industry Knowledge: Understanding of airline industry processes and technologies is an advantage but not essential!
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrable experience and knowledge in delivering technical aspects is preferred
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse, design, and optimise technical solutions to meet project objectives and constraints
- Supplier Management: Substantial experience in managing third-party suppliers, external delivery partners, and offshore services
- Communication Skills: Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders across the organisation
- Project Management experience, essential to this role is someone who has exceptional skills in MSP, Financial Management of Project budgets and ability to resource plan with clear concise demonstrable outcomes.
- If you have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field this is preferred, but not essential
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
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Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.