Senior Programme Manager

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd; Denham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd in Denham is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead an agreed portfolio of programmes, guiding cross-functional teams and maintaining stakeholder engagement. You’ll oversee governance, risk and cost management, coordinate activities across IPT teams, and report to a Principal Programme Manager, with on-site work at the Denham site.

This role requires extensive PM experience in engineering disciplines, strong communication with customers, and adherence to

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience across engineering disciplines.
• Experience in presenting, negotiating with customers, and risk management.
• Strong planning, organisation and MS Office proficiency.
• Demonstrates Martin-Baker values.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and governance across multiple programmes through IPT teams.
• Oversee data transfer, customer contact, and liaison throughout data processes.
• Define and manage programme hardware and assets and associated costs.
• Coordinate deliverables and manage relationships to meet milestones and controls.
• Be the key contact to customers throughout each project lifecycle.
• Control risk management, identify delays and potential cost overruns.
• Prepare technical proposals and coordinate costs and schedules.

Skills

Project management

Engineering knowledge

Communication

Risk management

Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location Denham Salary Competitive with excellent employee benefits Application Deadline Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Job Summary

The Senior Programme Manager will provide daily leadership and management of an agreed portfolio of programmes, maintaining effective customer and stakeholder engagement, having responsibilities for programme delivery, governance, risk and opportunity management, financial performance, and coordination of programme activities across cross-functional teams atMartin-Baker.

You’ll oversee and guide the work of dynamic, specialist, technical and support colleaguesassigned to specific programmes, reporting to a Principal Programme Manager.

This role will be based onsite working from the Denham site.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and management, oversight and governance across a range of programmes through designated IPT teams.
• Data transfer, providing and maintaining the primary point of customer contact and liaison throughout the formal data transfer process, in line with export procedures.
• Defining and managing programme hardware and assets, with associated costs.
• Coordinating project deliverables, managing internal and external relationships to ensure that milestones are achieved through effective project planning and controls.
• Be a key point of contact to customers, liaising with them throughout each project lifecycle.
• Controlling risk management processes, identifying foreseeable problems, identify delays, minimise delays and potential cost overruns.
• Prepare and create technical proposals, including statement of work obligations, coordinating project costs and schedules, liaising with subcontractors and internal teams to drive programme performance obligations.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive project management experience, underpinned by a thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines, including design/test/manufacturing processes.
• Seasoned experience of designing and delivering presentations, customer negotiations, risk management techniques and relationship building experiences.
• Thorough planning, organisation and project management skills, proficient working with Microsoft packages.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker values.

Our Values

At Martin-Baker, we value professionalism, understanding, teamwork, humility, accountability and integrity. We look for people who take pride in their work, collaborate openly and act with care because the work we do matters.

We believe in equal opportunity, committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting

The role also involves access to information governed by U.S. Export Control Laws (including ITAR); therefore, all applicants must satisfy ITAR eligibility requirements.