Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline required. Manufacturing, Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering or Construction Management preferred.
- 5+ years of project management experience, including 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with familiarity of equipment installations and construction trades (electrical, industrial plumbing, concrete, etc.) from a project management perspective.
- 2+ years computer applications, including MS Office Suite, MS Project (or equivalent).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Program Management, Risk Management, MS Project and Continuous Improvement highly desired.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are highly desired.
- Construction, large capital project, and aerospace experience strongly preferred.
- Experience managing projects in a matrix environment.
- Energetic and enthusiastic – and portrays these traits openly.
- Excellent communicator – can sell concepts to people at all levels within & external to the organization, including engineers.
- Able to see big picture, yet also able to drill down and manage details.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
- Good problem solver.
- Well organized.
- Self-starter, self-manager type.
- Able to multi-task and manage numerous projects easily.
- Thrives on excellent interaction with people.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
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.
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