Senior Project Manager

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Welwyn; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex engineering development programmes, interfacing with customers and senior stakeholders. The role requires cross-site IPT leadership across UK/France/US, ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule targets within group standards and APQP.

The position is hybrid in Hertfordshire, Inside IR35, and initially 6–12 months. Candidates should demonstrate strong programme governance and risk management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex engineering development programmes in aerospace/defence or similarly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to manage programme performance against cost, schedule and quality targets.
• Experience as primary customer interface and managing senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading cross-site IPTs and managing external suppliers.
• Proficiency in formal project management methodologies (APM, PMI) and stage-gate processes.
• Knowledge of risk and opportunity management, change control and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional IPTs and act as principal project interface with the customer and stakeholders.
• Deliver development programmes ensuring performance, cost, quality and schedule targets.
• Align with Group standards and DEV process (APQP).

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

PM methodologies

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.