Senior Project Manager

Manpower; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Air & Space projects. This role involves leading high-value complex projects in aviation engineering, ensuring stakeholder engagement and resolving conflicts within multi-disciplinary teams. Qualifications include experience in project management and a relevant degree or qualification. The position is hybrid, with a duration of 3-6 months and is subject to SC Clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience at Senior Project Manager level or equivalent.
• Experience in cross-functional teams including HR.
• Proven capability aligned to International Project Management Association Level B.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery, ensuring objectives and commitments are met.
• Maintain engagement with customers and suppliers.
• Own planning and reporting of financials and resource demand.
• Resolve project issues and conflicts.
• Contribute to business development activities.

Skills

Leadership of complex projects

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Recognised project management qualification

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Air & Space Projects (Contract)

Location: Salisbury (3 days onsite per-week)

Duration: 3 - 6 months initially

Rate: Negotiable - inside IR35 (umbrella only)

SC Clearance required

Role overview

Lead the delivery of high value (c. £5m per annum) or complex projects within an aviation engineering and innovation environment. Manage diverse internal and external stakeholders to ensure project objectives and contractual commitments are met. Drive project performance across time, cost, quality, cash and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive engagement with customers, partners and suppliers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure safe and secure project delivery in line with relevant governance, lifecycle and review requirements.
• Own planning, forecasting and reporting of project financials and resource demand, keeping all data and tools accurate and up to date.
• Resolve project issues and conflicts, facilitating collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Contribute to business development activities including capture planning, delivery plans, risk registers and costings.

Skills and experience

• Proven leadership of complex projects, programmes or portfolios, typically 3-5 years at Senior Project Manager level or equivalent.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrable capability aligned to International Project Management Association Level B (or equivalent).
• Experience delivering projects to multiple customers and working in cross-functional teams, including HR and other enabling functions.

Desirable qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
• Recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM PPQ, PRINCE2 or similar).
• Background in defence, aerospace or closely related sectors.

If you meet the above criteria and are available for a 3-6 month contract with a hybrid working pattern (Boscombe Down/remote), please apply with your CV.