Senior Project Manager

Eaton; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Project Manager for its Wimborne, Dorset-based Aerospace division. The role oversees a portfolio of complex sub-system projects across development, production and aftermarket, liaising with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery.

You will apply established project governance, manage risks, and support capacity planning and cross-functional alignment with Programme and Engineering teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• PM qualifications such as MSP, APM, or Prince2.
• Experience in project governance and lifecycle gate reviews.
• Aerospace sub-systems experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of projects within the Weapons Carriage & Release area, delivering sustainment and continuous improvement.
• Apply best-practice project management techniques to deliver on time and to budget.
• Act as primary PM contact for at least one major IPT customer and provide regular reporting.
• Collaborate with production, programme management, and procurement to identify and manage risks to delivery.
• Support capacity planning with the SIOP process for a 2-year horizon.
• Facilitate resolution of escalated issues through controlled planning and execution of work packages.
• Identify opportunities to enhance customer service and explore funding with bid managers where applicable.
• Coordinate integration of projects with engineering and programme management teams.

Skills

Project management

MSP

APM

Prince2

Job description

Requisition ID76076-Posted10/23/2026

Located in Wimborne, Dorset, Eaton's Aerospace division is a global leader in aerospace fuel systems, renowned for delivering fully integrated solutions for both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.

Our Wimborne facility specialises in cutting-edge air-to-air refuelling systems, advanced refuelling probes, air-to-air and air-to-ground launch systems utilising both pneumatic and pyrotechnic ejection technologies, as well as a range of Defensive Aids Sub-Systems.

With over 80 years of industry experience, we are recognised as the world’s leading provider of air-to-air refuelling systems, offering fifth-generation solutions to Air Forces worldwide.

Our legacy of innovation and technical excellence sets us apart as the most advanced air-to-air refuelling supplier on the global stage.

What you’ll do:

Due to growth in current gen and future gen platforms within the Weapons Carriage & Release area we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager. This role reports to the IPT Programme Manager and will liaise with customers and stakeholders across the business to deliver defined projects across development, production and aftermarket areas, for complex Aerospace sub systems.

• Ownership of a portfolio of projects relating to the sustainment and continuous improvement of in production and in-service aerospace products currently supplied to multiple user aircraft.
• Responsible for applying best practice project management techniques to ensure delivery to time & cost for allocated projects of an agreed scope.
• Act as the primary project management PoC for at least one of the IPTs major customers
• Provide customer and internal summary reporting to a defined cadence, present and interpret information from multiple ‘Business as Usual’ sources as well as project data.
• Work closely with production Delivery managers, Programme manager and other stakeholders to identify and manage risk to customer production delivery in the medium term (6-24 month window)
• Support the production SIOP process for capacity planning on a 2 year window
• Facilitate resolution of escalated issues from Operations, Customer Account and Procurement stakeholders through controlled planning and execution of new projects or work packages.
• Support identification of new opportunities to improve customer service or experience; this includes working with bid managers & processes where additional customer funding may be available.
• Support Programme and Engineering managers to draw individual projects or work packages into efficient work streams, considering for example shared dependencies or synergy.
• Ownership of costed and resource loaded schedules for allocated projects; working closely with PMO planners to ensure the schedules remain realistic and support overall programme aims.
• Responsible for applying Eaton project governance processes, including project lifecycle gate reviews and supporting technical design reviews from a project management perspective.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Project Management Qualifications
• MSP
• APM
• Prince2

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