Aviation Projects Manager – Global Delivery

Morson Talent; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer 7%

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

EV charging stations

Job summary

Morson Talent seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex aviation training projects at the London Training Centre in Crawley, England. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, coordinating hardware and software integrations across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, while managing budgets and stakeholder expectations.

The role requires strong project management credentials and aviation industry experience, with international travel and a focus on safety-critical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Recognised certification such as APM, PMI, PRINCE2 or MSP.
• Proven experience delivering complex, high-value projects involving hardware and software integration.
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, defence or other regulated industries.
• Excellent stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with schedule, cost, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including new simulator builds and complex engineering upgrades.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and external partners.
• Define and manage project scope, objectives and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, budgets and risk registers.
• Monitor project performance, identify potential issues and proactively implement corrective actions.
• Manage project budgets, providing strong financial oversight, cost control and forecasting.
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks while recognising opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure effective configuration management and control of project changes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Provide clear, accurate and timely project reporting to senior leadership.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery and operational performance.

Skills

Project management

PRINCE2

APM

PMI

MSP

Aviation experience

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

PM certification (APM/PMI/PRINCE2/MSP)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morson Talent seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex aviation training projects at the London Training Centre in Crawley, England. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, coordinating hardware and software integrations across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, while managing budgets and stakeholder expectations.

The role requires strong project management credentials and aviation industry experience, with international travel and a focus on safety-critical outcomes.