Aerospace Project Delivery Lead - 6-Month FTC

Unipart Technologies Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car / car allowance

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart is seeking a Project Delivery Manager for a six-month fixed term contract at their Broughton, Chester facility. The role focuses on driving logistics initiatives from concept to delivery, managing client changes and internal supply chain improvements, and hands-on shop floor involvement.

You will report to the General Manager and lead cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, cost-effective project delivery while maintaining aerospace risk controls and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Define project boundaries, material handling requirements, and initial budgets.
• Collaborate with operational teams to build timelines and delivery schedules.
• Be an active ‘change agent’ - leading execution phases directly from the warehouse floor.
• Conduct reviews, track compliance, and ensure smooth handover to BAU.
• Spend significant time on-site to understand live production and logistics challenges, solving bottlenecks and mitigating aerospace risk.
• Compile and maintain master project plans, delivering tailored status reports at each phase.
• Partner with the Commercial Manager to evaluate client Change Requests.
• Validate operational cost models and tactical timing plans; provide data for quotes.

Job description

Unipart is seeking a Project Delivery Manager for a six-month fixed term contract at their Broughton, Chester facility. The role focuses on driving logistics initiatives from concept to delivery, managing client changes and internal supply chain improvements, and hands-on shop floor involvement.

You will report to the General Manager and lead cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, cost-effective project delivery while maintaining aerospace risk controls and quality standards.