Project Administrator

Project Administrator

Rugeley

Brief

Project Administrator needed for a multinational defence organisation based in Rugeley who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Project Administrator that takes pride in their work with an in-depth knowledge of project and material management and project support office experience.

The position of Project Administrator is to support the project / programme manager with various tasks including preparation and maintenance of project reports, monitoring project activities, and inventory management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fixed bonus
• 25 days holiday (with extra days purchasing available)
• Flexible working hours
• Early finish Fridays
• On site parking
• Pension schemes

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Project Administrator will include:

• Support the Project/Programme Manager by successfully managing assigned tasks/projects including the total management of small or non-technical projects meeting agreed time, cost, quality and any other specific objectives.
• Problem solving and negotiating priorities through manufacturing, through attendance at production planning meetings and regular reviews.
• Preparation and maintenance of project reports (i.e. cost to complete. Project plan, sales etc.) Maximising use of all available project management tools.
• Liaise with Engineering, Projects and Production regarding priorities & updates.
• Plan, date, maintain and monitor project activities and shop orders to give priorities for material requirements.
• Ensure correct loading of engineering structures to create accurate manufacturing standards bills of material.
• To plan picking/kitting activities for current and future production build working within stores and production resource limits.
• To progress and investigate any shop order shortages.
• To maintain IFS data integrity, develop, test and implement future business enhancements.
• To handle any issues and rejections of material.
• Project MRP - Control and monitoring of all aspects from start of contract implementation to completion and shipment, including the creation, maintaining and implementation of netting groups.
• Complete inventory management of parts including product life cycle management, ageing and obsolescence control.

What experience you need to be the successful Project Administrator:

• At least 2 years project and materials management and project support office experience
• Strong critical path analysis skills, able to analyse schedules and develop viable action plans.
• Ability to implement change management for program planning.
• Understanding of a product development process in a business or engineering environment.
• Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and manage program plans and schedules.
• Analytical and organisational skills.
• Ability to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive where necessary.
• Ability to work and communicate well with others in a team environment.
• Strong people skills.
• Experience with planning tools such as MRP/ERP systems.

Desirable:

• Proven experience of subcontract management is an advantage
• Engineering, Manufacturing or Project Management qualifications desirable
• Higher education HNC/D - preferable in business, operations or a technical subject, or similar.

Skills

• Microsoft Project, Access, Word, Excel and Power point.
• Understanding of Risk Management.
• Critical Path and backwards scheduling experience.
• Understanding of PMRP and netting groups.
• Experience of working in a continual improving and changing environment and have the ability to create and maintain process's and carry out any relevant identified training.
• Self-starter.
• Have an understanding of complex multi-level BOM's.

Must be eligible for SC Security Clearance

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Administrator to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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