Senior Project Manager

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Little Gaddesden; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a hybrid role in Pitstone, Hertfordshire. The role involves leading cross-functional Integrated Programme Teams (IPTs) across UK sites, France, and the US, ensuring delivery against cost, quality, and schedule targets within DEV processes and APQP guidelines.

The ideal candidate has a track record in aerospace/defence or similarly regulated industries, with strong stakeholder management, risk control, and governance capabilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading complex engineering development programmes in an aerospace, defence, or similarly regulated environment.
• Proven track record of managing programme performance against cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Experience acting as the primary customer interface and managing senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, cross-site IPTs, including management of external suppliers and build-to-spec partners.
• Proficiency in formal project management methodologies - APM, PMI, or equivalent - with a working understanding of PLM framework or an equivalent stage-gate development process.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of assigned development programmes – ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule objectives are met.
• Act as the principal project interface with the customer and key stakeholders, coordinating cross-functional IPTs.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Governance

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Pitstone, Hertfordshire - hybrid

Inside IR35

6-12 months

Role overview

The Senior Project Manager, together with the Programme Manager and the PCE acts as the principal project interface with the customer and key stakeholders. They lead cross-functional Integrated Programme Teams (IPTs) possibly spanning UK, France, and US sites, and are accountable for driving convergence of the technical-economic definition of the product against programme targets.

The Senior Project Manager has primary accountability for structuring and leading the delivery of assigned development programmes – ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule objectives are met in full alignment within the Group standards and the DEV process (including APQP).

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience leading complex engineering development programmes in an aerospace, defence, or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong track record of managing programme performance against cost (NRC/RC), schedule, and quality targets through the full development lifecycle.
• Experience acting as the primary customer interface and managing senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, cross-site IPTs, including management of external suppliers and build-to-spec partners.
• Proficiency in formal project management methodologies - APM, PMI, or equivalent - with a working understanding of PLM framework or an equivalent stage-gate development process.
• Proficiency in risk and opportunity management, change control, and project governance frameworks.