Business & Project Management Partner

Meritus; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace organization is seeking a Business & Project Management Partner in Bristol for a hybrid role. This position requires strong experience in business and project management, ideally within engineering or aerospace fields. Responsibilities include ensuring project management processes, managing resources, and mentoring engineering teams. This contract role pays up to £39 per hour, requiring onsite attendance for three days each week, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful aerospace programs.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Business Management and/or Project Management.
• Background in engineering, aerospace, defense or manufacturing preferred.
• Customer-focused, able to inspire and manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure business and project management processes are followed.
• Build and maintain integrated plans with all stakeholders.
• Manage internal resourcing and external engineering service suppliers.

Skills

Business Management

Project Management

Resource Planning

Financial Planning

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Job description

MERITUS Talent are working with one of the world's leading aerospace conglomerates for the recruitment of a Business & Project Management Partner to join their Bristol site on an initial 12 month contract. The role is hybrid, expecting someone to be onsite roughly 3 days a week, and is paying up to £39 per hour via Umbrella.

The Role

The team is looking for a Business & Project Management Partner to support our engineering programme teams. You'll play a key role in delivering operational management solutions for project & performance management, resource management, and people development, helping the engineering domain excel. You'll work closely with engineering teams to ensure processes are followed, risks are managed, and performance is tracked, while also acting as a mentor and trusted business partner.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure business and project management processes are followed within engineering programme teams.
• Build and maintain robust integrated plans with all stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate resource and financial plans.
• Identify and act on potential risks, opportunities, and workload changes.
• Manage internal resourcing and external engineering service suppliers in line with policy.
• Collate and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for effective performance management.
• Provide guidance and mentoring on business/project management to engineering colleagues.
• Onboard and mentor new members of the Business & Project Management support team.
• Deputise for Engineering Programme Management at meetings (financials, resourcing, performance).
• Support the implementation of best practices and new ways of working, enabling continuous improvement across programme teams.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in Business Management and/or Project Management.
• Background in engineering, aerospace, defence or manufacturing preferred.
• Skilled in resource planning, financial planning, and project controls.
• Customer-focused, able to inspire and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Flexible, pragmatic, and analytical with great attention to detail.
• Curious and innovative, keen to challenge the norm and drive improvement.

This role offers the chance to be at the heart of a dynamic engineering environment, supporting high-profile aerospace programmes with real impact.