Aerospace Project Manager: Deliver High-Impact Flight Tech

NIF; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenjets, a British engineering company, is seeking a Project Manager to own delivery of a portfolio of projects across engineering, procurement, production and test teams to develop new products and meet customer commitments. You will turn complex requirements into achievable plans, manage schedules and budgets, tackle risks early, and keep customers and colleagues aligned in a fast-moving environment.

Experience in aerospace or defence helps, as does a practical, collaborative approach to

Qualifications

• A track record of delivering complex or high-value projects against demanding timelines.
• Strong planning and project control skills, including schedules, budgets, resources, risk and change management.
• The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, build trust and secure action across functions.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing contractual commitments.
• Clear, confident communication with technical teams, customers, suppliers and senior leaders.
• Confidence using project management tools to support planning, reporting and decisions.
• A practical approach to uncertainty: identify the problem, agree the next step and follow through.
• Experience in engineering, aerospace, autonomous systems or defence would be valuable, alongside an understanding of safety, quality and HSE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery from kick‑off to close‑out, defining scope, deliverables, milestones and success criteria.
• Build and maintain realistic schedules, budgets and resource plans, making dependencies and competing priorities visible.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, production, integration and testing, ensuring teams understand what needs to happen and when.
• Manage risks and resolve blockers, driving mitigation actions and escalating issues early with clear recommendations.
• Control changes to scope, cost and schedule, ensuring their impact is understood and approvals are secured.
• Keep customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders informed, with clear reporting on progress, forecasts and decisions needed.
• Build safety, quality and relevant standards into delivery, working closely with technical and operational leads.
• Improve how we deliver, introducing practical tools and processes that help teams execute.
• Support bids and customer opportunities, contributing to proposals, pricing, contract reviews and customer engagements.

Skills

Project delivery

Planning & scheduling

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

Greenjets, a British engineering company, is seeking a Project Manager to own delivery of a portfolio of projects across engineering, procurement, production and test teams to develop new products and meet customer commitments. You will turn complex requirements into achievable plans, manage schedules and budgets, tackle risks early, and keep customers and colleagues aligned in a fast-moving environment.

Experience in aerospace or defence helps, as does a practical, collaborative approach to