Lead Strategic Project Manager (Building & Construction)

Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG; Penyffordd; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Strategic Portfolio Manager to oversee large-scale construction projects. You will manage a team while ensuring project compliance and financial oversight. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and experience in the construction industry. This role offers competitive benefits and a commitment to sustainability and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Flexible working hours

Health insurance

Onsite canteen

Personalised development plan

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a team, ideally a team of Project Managers.
• Project management experience, including construction industry.
• Leadership on high-profile, large scale portfolio projects.
• Experience of budget and resource control for strategic project portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Establish, plan, and lead the successful delivery of the project portfolio.
• Provide operational leadership for the Project Management team.
• Own the overall portfolio financial health.
• Ensure project delivery compliance with AIRBUS procedures and regulations.
• Contribute to site master planning and process improvements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Construction management

Leadership

Financial management

Google Suite proficiency

Tools

Construction management tools

Job description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check). We are looking for a Strategic Portfolio Manager to join our site at Broughton, where you will use strong stakeholder management skills to govern partner relationships and customer expectations to deliver a portfolio of Building & Construction projects of >30M€ yearly to achieve our operational, sustainability, and workplace of the future objectives. This is an opportunity to drive and develop our existing facilities with new buildings and reconfigure existing facilities to suit our business needs and our increase in production rate. You will be leading a building and construction team of ca. 5-6 Airbus internal project leaders as well as external site managers, architects, engineers and contractors to ensure successful and safe delivery of projects within budget, schedule, and quality standards. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Establish, plan, and lead the successful delivery of the entire project portfolio, ensuring all projects adhere to the robust LBIP (G0-G10) governance framework to meet time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Provide operational leadership for the Project Management team, encompassing recruitment, competency development, and strategic resource allocation (including prioritisation) to meet the current and forecasted project workload.
• Own the overall portfolio financial health, ensuring strict cost control by managing expenditure within budget, overseeing efficient resource utilisation, and proactively managing major project risks and opportunities.
• Guarantee all project delivery is in full compliance with AIRBUS procedures and relevant regulations (particularly Health & Safety), while developing and executing communication plans for all FMRE, business stakeholders, and governing bodies.
• Actively contribute to site master planning, national/transnational process improvements, and maintain critical relationships with suppliers, business requestors, and authorities to drive continuous transformation.
  Experience in leading a team, ideally a team of Project Managers
• Project management experience, including construction industry
• Leadership on high profile, large scale portfolio projects
• Experience of budget and resource control for strategic project portfolio
• Proficiency in Google Suite and construction management tools, This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
• Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail]. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Benefits

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, option to buy/sell holiday
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga/meditation
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero‑carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what’s your next change? Airbus Facilities Management and Real Estate: Buildings & Construction (B&C) are a team working across different UK sites supporting construction of new buildings and infrastructure refurbishments. We build all necessary facilities to support Airbus core business.