Skills

Negotiation Risk Analysis Project Management business development

Job Specifications

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Support Project Managers and Engineers in the construction of resourced project plans using Primavera in accordance with company standards
Coordinate liaison with resource managers to ensure timely allocation and utilisation of staff resources
Coordinate the production of detailed budgets consistent with resourced project plans
Coordinate and report on the statusing of project progress
Assist and advise in the reporting of progress to customers, senior management and project team members
Advise on techniques for analysing progress, identifying problem areas, establishing current position and forecasting trends
Report significant schedule slippages
Coordination of earned value and critical path reporting process
Assist in the analysis of project costing reports
Assist the Bids and Proposals team as required in the preparation of proposals and estimates, including project/contract mobilization stage and engineering development stage
Ensure plans are accurate, realistic and consistent with estimates of costs to complete
Build credible relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, colleagues and project team members
Support the PMO and Head of Project Planning with monthly reporting requirements
Work in conjunction with Programme and Engineering Managers to establish robust schedules
Attend and contribute to project review meetings
Assist Business Development in the preparation of bid/proposals schedules as required
Update Cubic’s planning standards/procedures and educate/train project managers in their use
Travel to customer and other Cubic sites for meeting attendance as and when required
Comply with Cubic’s values and adherence to all company policy and procedures. In particular comply with the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Skills knowledge and experience:

Essential:

Extensive experience of working in a busy Planning role
Extensive experience of working with planning software (such as Primavera)
Significant knowledge and understanding of all aspects of Project Management including its effects on the implementation and delivery of project objectives
Proven track record of creating and maintaining robust project plans throughout the entire project lifecycle
Proven track record of providing planning support to complex and varied engineering projects
Proven track record of working across large and complex project teams and with multiple parties (internal and external)
Able to demonstrate the ability to challenge project managers/teams on their plans and resource assignment/utilization
Established experience of establishing and reporting earned value management processes
Experience of working within an engineering or IT development environment
Experience of risk analysis software (e.g. for Monte Carlo analysis)
Competent user of MS Office suite, specifically Word and Excel

Education And Qualifications

Essential:

A Level education or equivalent (or equivalent level of experience)
APM qualification or equivalent

Desirable:

Degree or equivalent in a Project/Business discipline (or equivalent level of experience)

Personal Qualities

Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with colleagues at all levels of seniority
Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work unsupervised
Able to learn quickly and to think laterally, with the perseverance to understand, identify and explain shortcomings in complex arguments
Able to effectively explain key issues to mixed audiences
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to be persuasive
Accurate with a keen eye for detail
Resilient with the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Worker Type:

Employee

About the Company

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is driven to solve global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a leading portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense. To learn more, visit www.cubic.c... Know more