Senior MES Project Leader for Digital Manufacturing Rollouts

GE Aerospace; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the rollout of a site MES within a two-year fixed-term contract. You will partner with IT Project Manager to plan, design, build, test, deploy, and stabilise the MES while protecting production continuity and budget.

Experience delivering MES/ERP projects in regulated manufacturing environments is essential; strong risk, supplier and stakeholder management are required for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive PM experience delivering digital/manufacturing system projects in industrial environments.
• Experience implementing MES/ERP/shop-floor systems in live production settings.
• Proven ability to manage schedule, budget and scope with measurable results.
• Strong risk/issue management and supplier/contract oversight.
• Experience with external suppliers and SO/we performance.
• Proficiency with scheduling, resource planning, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle site MES project from planning to stabilisation.
• Develop integrated site-level schedule across design, build, test, deployment, change management.
• Drive stage-gate reviews with stakeholders; document decisions and priorities.
• Manage site baseline for schedule and budget; forecast completion.
• Maintain risk/issue logs with owners and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate readiness activities, training, and cutovers around production windows.
• Lead cross-functional site core team across operations, quality, IT/OT, maintenance.
• Govern supplier performance and oversee contracts and SOs.

Skills

Project management

Risk & issue management

Cross-functional leadership

Supplier management

Schedule & budget control

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT

Master's degree (desirable)

PM certification (PMP/Prince2) desirable

Tools

Project management tools

MES/ERP platforms knowledge

Contract management tools

Job description

GE Aerospace in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the rollout of a site MES within a two-year fixed-term contract. You will partner with IT Project Manager to plan, design, build, test, deploy, and stabilise the MES while protecting production continuity and budget.

Experience delivering MES/ERP projects in regulated manufacturing environments is essential; strong risk, supplier and stakeholder management are required for success.