Aerospace Programme Leader: Major Development & Delivery

Sentior, Ltd.; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands B.V. Filton is seeking a Development Programme Manager to lead the Single Aisle development portfolio.

The role covers end-to-end delivery, coordination of multifunctional teams, and governance to meet time, cost, scope and quality targets. The successful candidate will manage a large development programme through its lifecycle, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing and broader business functions in a high-regulation environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading a major programme or complex development project.
• Experience managing multifunctional teams within a matrix organisation.
• Strong programme or project management experience across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Experience leading the development of a product, engineering solution or manufacturing engineering product.
• Proven ability to manage programme performance across time, cost, scope and quality.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage senior decision-makers.
• Experience establishing and monitoring key performance indicators.
• Practical experience of risk, opportunity and corrective-action management.
• Excellent communication, leadership and people-management skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a complex and highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and delivery of major modifications across the Single Aisle aircraft portfolio.
• Managing a large development programme throughout the complete project lifecycle.
• Taking accountability for delivery against time, scope, cost and quality objectives.
• Leading multifunctional teams across areas such as engineering, manufacturing engineering and wider business functions.
• Establishing programme governance, performance measures and key performance indicators.
• Monitoring progress and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Identifying, assessing and actively managing programme risks and opportunities.
• Building and maintaining effective stakeholder networks across customers, suppliers, funding organisations and internal teams.
• Identifying key decision-makers and securing the support required to deliver programme objectives.
• Providing clear, relevant and timely progress updates to senior stakeholders and affected teams.
• Supporting product excellence and customer satisfaction while ensuring compliance with internal governance and processes.
• Undertaking occasional travel when required.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Project lifecycle

Risks & opportunities

Governance

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands B.V. Filton is seeking a Development Programme Manager to lead the Single Aisle development portfolio.

The role covers end-to-end delivery, coordination of multifunctional teams, and governance to meet time, cost, scope and quality targets. The successful candidate will manage a large development programme through its lifecycle, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing and broader business functions in a high-regulation environment.