Project Analyst

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Project Analyst

Vacancy Reference: CLA-351

Position: Full-time

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Salary Range: £35,000- £45,000

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands; technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment
  
  
  

Why Work for Us

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities
  
  
  

About The Role

We are looking to hire an experienced PMO analyst to join our small but expanding PMO team. You will be responsible for providing a professional and proactive data analysis support function to our team of Project/Programme Managers, ensuring all Projects and Programmes are on track to deliver within time/cost/quality parameters. You will work closely with project teams to gather, analyse, and monitor project data, as well as taking a leading role in the preparation of project status reports.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and implementing common, consistent project data sets.
• Gathering and analysing project data to identify weaknesses or inconsistencies, and work with the respective PMs to implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Playing a lead role in the development and maintenance of Company-wide Integrated Resource Planning.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within existing project data and associated tools and processes, and develop implementation plans to address these.
• Independent monitoring of Projects and Programmes and actively supporting the PMs to address issues or risks in a timely fashion, and to ensure consistency of reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with Company standards and policies with respect to Project/Programme Management and identifying opportunities for improvement within those standards and policies.
• Liaising with project team members and providing suggestions or solutions to unforeseen issues when needed.
• Working with PMs to prepare routine and ad-hoc project status reports for management review.
• Developing and maintaining company/portfolio level dashboard reports on project performance.
• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner.
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.
• Perform other duties as required
  
  
  

Qualifications

About You

Essential

• A recognised project management qualification such as APM PMQ or equivalent e.g. PRINCE2.
  
  
  

Desirable

• A Bachelor's degree in Project Management
• Certified Change management Professional
  
  
  

Skills and competencies

Essential:

• Strong experience operating within a PMO function.
• Excellent working knowledge of project management strategies, processes, and tools.
• Ability to analyse a range of complex data and make or recommend courses of action based on analytical findings.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, working across multiple departments both internally and externally.
• Excellent computer skills and experience of MS toolset, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong program coordination and administration abilities.
  
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience within a regulated industry is desirable.
• Knowledge of Power BI or similar business information visualisation tools would be advantageous.
  
  
  

Personal Attributes:

• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK
• Ability to commit to occasional national and international travel
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure and as a self-starter.
• Enthusiasm for their work and self-motivated
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5/10 years residence in the UK
  
  
  

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Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.

Please be aware that many roles at Callen-Lenz are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.