Aerospace Programme Delivery Lead

Safran; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Programme Delivery Manager to lead a major engineering and quality services programme. You will mobilise and deploy a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring customer satisfaction, resource availability and governance.

The role oversees up to 22 engineers, quality professionals and PMO resources supporting aerospace programmes. The successful candidate will manage resource demand, ramp-up activities, governance reviews and reporting, while

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering or technical services teams.
• Mobilising or scaling teams of 15+ resources.
• Strong customer-facing stakeholder management.
• Experience in aerospace, defence or regulated industries.
• Commercial awareness, forecasting, utilisation and planning.
• Proven track record managing risks and escalations.
• Independent operator with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mobilisation and ramp-up of engineering and quality resources.
• Manage customer demand, capacity planning and resource forecasting.
• Act as the primary customer interface for service delivery activities.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and deployment of resources.
• Monitor service performance, utilisation and customer satisfaction.
• Manage programme risks, issues and escalations.
• Lead weekly and monthly governance reviews.
• Develop recovery plans for resource gaps, demand increases and delivery issues.
• Maintain programme reporting, KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Support commercial discussions, change requests and growth opportunities.

Skills

Ramp-up experience

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Ownership mentality

Recruitment knowledge

Risk management

Executive communication

Influencing skills

Organisation and governance

Aerospace/engineering experience

Job description

Safran Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Programme Delivery Manager to lead a major engineering and quality services programme. You will mobilise and deploy a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring customer satisfaction, resource availability and governance.

The role oversees up to 22 engineers, quality professionals and PMO resources supporting aerospace programmes. The successful candidate will manage resource demand, ramp-up activities, governance reviews and reporting, while