Critical Transport Lead

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued support to our customer in the space sector, we are currently looking for a Critical Transport Lead UK to be based on site at our customer's facility in Stevenage, though Portsmouth can be offered as an alterate office. This is a contract role deemed to be inside IR35, the rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority etc.

Responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Head of the Industrial Planning, Performances & Control department (TSMUP), you will be in charge of:

• Preparation, specification and coordination of critical transports (shipment of satellites to launch site or test site, and of main sub-assemblies between Airbus sites) in close cooperation with satellite's project teams, Transport teams and relevant transport suppliers,-
• Generic management of waivers for transport of dangerous goods, compliance to known consignor processes for air transports and transnational coordination with other Airbus D&S production sites.
• On-time, on-quality and on-cost critical transport deliveries as they are essentials for production performance and for satellites' launch as per customer requirements.

Qualifications

Project Management qualification or certification.

Essential skills

• 'Industrial' / 'Delivery' / 'Planning' / 'Project Manager' skillsets will meet the requirements.
• You must be capable of proactively coordinating people and information flow to enable streamlined transport from an AIT perspective.
• Must show knowledge of good logical planning characteristics and have an understanding of Gantt charts and their application.
• Able to work in high pressure environments.
• Able to prioritise workload effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, confident to communicate and able to assert influence in multi-functional environment.
• They will need to be flexible, adaptable, able to apply a logical approach to problems and have an ‘eye for detail'.

Experience

• Experience in Manufacturing scheduling.
• Experience in maritime, automotive, aerospace sectors.
• What do I need before I apply
• Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to achieve UK MoD security clearance.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses

Competitive company benefits

Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible

Communicating and promoting vacancies

• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
• “We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
• We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive