Engineering Program Manager

Executive Recruiting Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Recruiting Group is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for defense/ aerospace programs in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on managing contract budgets, schedules, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

The position requires close collaboration with contracts, engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and test teams to ensure timely, compliant project execution, regular reviews, and effective communication with clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace or related field).
• 3–5 years in project engineering within the defense or aerospace industry is a plus.
• Certifications: CAPM or PMP a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with contracts, engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and test teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of components meeting specifications.
• Monitor and track program documentation and ensure compliance with customer and internal requirements.
• Lead project reviews and deliver status updates to leadership and customers.

Skills

leadership

relationship building

communication

problem solving

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

TheEngineeringProgramManagerisresponsibleformanagingcontractbudgetsand

scheduleswhilebuildingandmaintainingpositivecustomerrelationships.

Duties:

ProjectPlanningandExecution:

oProvidesinputtotheBusinessDevelopmentteamtodeveloptechnicalprojectplans,anddefinescope,milestones,paymentplans,andbudget.

oParticipatesintechnicaldesignanddevelopmentactivitiestodetermineanyeffectstoscheduleandcost.

oCollaboratewithotherdepartmentstoallocateresourcestomeetinvoices,scheduleandbudgetrequirements.

oCorrespondwithsupplychaintoensurematerialsmeetcontractualcostandschedulerequirements.

Cross-FunctionalCollaboration:

oWorkscloselywithcontracts,engineering,manufacturing,quality,supplychain,andtestteamstoensuresmoothprojectexecution.

oCoordinateswithsubcontractorsandsupplierstoensuretimelydeliveryofcomponentsandmaterialsmeetingprojectspecifications.

oParticipatesinregularprojectreviews,bothinternallyandwithclients,providingupdatesoncontractprogressandchallenges.

oOverseesengineeringteamtodevelop,reviewandfinalizetechnicaldatapackages.

DocumentationandCompliance:

oMonitorsandtracksprogramdocumentation,includingcustomermandatedrequirementsandinternalspecifications,ex:drawings,testprocedures,andreports.

oEnsurescontractactivitiesandproductsmeetscoperequirementsestablishedbytheprogram.

oSupportsauditsandinspections,addressingallcomplianceconcernsrelatedtoprogramactivities.

TestingandValidation:

oCollaborateswithotherdepartmentstoensureprojectdeliverablesmeetperformanceandqualitystandards.

oWorkswithqualityassuranceandtestingteamstoidentifyareasofimprovementandimplementnecessarychanges.

5.RiskManagementandContinuousImprovement:

oIdentifiesprojectrisksanddevelopsandimplementsmitigationstrategies.

oContributestoprocessimprovementsthatincludescommunicatinglessonslearnedtoallteammembersaimedatimprovingfutureprojectefficiencyandeffectiveness.

Communication:

oBuildsandmaintainspositivecustomerrelationshipsthroughprofessionalcommunication,responsiveness,andproactiveissueresolution

oServesastheprimarycommunicationinterfaceamonginternalcross-functionalteams,subcontractors,andcustomerstoensureclear,timely,andconsistentprojectexecution.

oPrepares,coordinates,anddeliversprojectstatusbriefingsandreviewsusingPowerPointpresentationsforinternalleadershipandcustomeraudiences.

oLeadthedevelopmentofintegratedprojectpresentationsbycollectinginputsfromengineering,operations,finance,quality,andotherfunctionalteams;ensurecompleteness,accuracy,andconsistencyofcontent.

oActivelytrackandfollowupwithcontributingdepartmentstoensureassignedpresentationsections,data,andmetricsarecompletedonschedule.

oFacilitateregularmeetings,reviews,anddiscussionswithinternalteams,subcontractors,andcustomerstoalignexpectationsandresolveissues.

oEnsurecleardocumentationandcommunicationofactionitems,decisions,andnextstepsresultingfrommeetingsandpresentations.

PreferredSkills

Proficiencyinprojectmanagementtools(e.g.,MicrosoftProject)isaplus.

Experiencewithinthedefenseindustry

Bachelor’sdegreeinEngineering(Mechanical,Electrical,Aerospace,orrelatedfield)

3-5yearsinprojectengineeringwithinthedefenseoraerospaceindustryisaplus.

Certifications:CAPMorPMPaplus.

Strongleadershipskills

Abilitytocreateandsustainstrongrelationshipswithteamandcustomers

Strongproblem-solvingskillsandtechnicalknowledgeacrossengineeringdisciplines.

Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills.