Senior PMO Leader – Aerospace Portfolio (Hybrid)

Aalto; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Holiday 25 days

Private medical insurance

Dental and optical cashback

Pension plan

Income protection

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice discounts

Employee assistance programme

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

AALTO, a Farnborough-based Airbus subsidiary, seeks a Senior PMO Manager to lead and develop the PMO across its programme portfolio. You will own the operating model, governance, standards and reporting structures to support delivery.

You will provide governance across engineering, airworthiness, certification, production, commercial and business development, ensuring integrated planning and reliable risk management. Strong stakeholder management is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Programme Management or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in programme management, PMO leadership, programme controls or portfolio management, ideally within aerospace or defence.
• Proven experience leading PMO teams, governance frameworks, integrated master schedules and programme controls.
• Experience managing Change Control Boards, bid planning and proposal support.
• Strong understanding of risk, cost, schedule, performance management and executive reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 and programme reporting tools, with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable operating without established processes and making decisions with incomplete information.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage the PMO function and team across AALTO.
• Define and improve PMO standards, governance, processes, methodologies and tools.
• Provide programme assurance, integrated planning, controls and executive reporting.
• Own and lead the Change Control Board governance, ensuring changes are assessed, approved and controlled.
• Support bid and proposal activity through robust planning, governance, risk assessment and resource forecasting.
• Lead portfolio risk and opportunity management, aligning cost, schedule, risk and performance insight.
• Build strong relationships across Engineering, Airworthiness, Production, Commercial, Finance and senior leadership.

Skills

PMO leadership

Programme controls

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Change Control Boards

Proposal planning

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Programme Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

AALTO, a Farnborough-based Airbus subsidiary, seeks a Senior PMO Manager to lead and develop the PMO across its programme portfolio. You will own the operating model, governance, standards and reporting structures to support delivery.

You will provide governance across engineering, airworthiness, certification, production, commercial and business development, ensuring integrated planning and reliable risk management. Strong stakeholder management is essential.