Programme Support Officer (IPT)

At GKN Aerospace Careers, the Programme Support Officer (IPT) supports the NPI Program Management Team and plays a pivotal role in day-to-day NPI activities, with responsibility for the administration and activities associated with monitoring and control of progress, scope, cost and resource management. The role also plays an important part in planning and scheduling activities across the portfolio of non-recurring projects.

GKN Aerospace serves over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and offers an innovative and international work environment with opportunities to learn and grow.

Job Summary

• Support the NPI Program Management Team in day-to-day NPI activities.
• Be responsible for administration and activities associated with monitoring and control of progress, scope, cost and resource management.
• Play an important role in planning and scheduling activities of the portfolio of non-recurring projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain schedules and plans for the project portfolio.
• Based on analysis, initiate improvements and recoveries to complete projects within original budget and planning.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date the KPIs and dashboard for NPI PM.
• Compile and follow up on Work-Breakdown Structures (WBS), Organisation-Breakdown Structures (OBS), and Cost-Breakdown Structures.
• Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities and manage the risk register to control and mitigate risk exposure.
• Support various other activities such as budgeting and document control.

Job Qualifications

• Analytical and planning skills.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills and ability to manage several stakeholders, and to change communication style depending on stakeholders and situational needs.
• Skilled in the Dutch and English language, both spoken and written.
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and planning applications such as MS Project and Primavera.