Digital Engineering PM - Aerospace & Defence (SC)

Morson Human Resources Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson HR is recruiting a Technical Project Manager for a contract role based in Reading, focusing on Digital Engineering within high-profile aerospace and defence programmes.

The role requires coordinating technical activities, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful outcomes in secure environments. Essential experience includes defence digital and regulated engineering settings with SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Active SC Clearance required (DV clearance desirable).
• Experience delivering projects in MOD/Defence Digital/UK Aerospace or similar regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical activities across engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Support creation and maintenance of project plans, schedules, and technical roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and first-level decision-making support.
• Escalate engineering issues and delivery challenges as needed.
• Manage interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
• Support project reporting, forecasting and performance monitoring.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Project planning

Scheduling

Critical path analysis

Resource planning

Capacity management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Morson HR is recruiting a Technical Project Manager for a contract role based in Reading, focusing on Digital Engineering within high-profile aerospace and defence programmes.

The role requires coordinating technical activities, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful outcomes in secure environments. Essential experience includes defence digital and regulated engineering settings with SC clearance.