Sr Program Manager

Honeywell Aerospace; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in the United Kingdom (Yeovil) is seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee the Oxygen Generation And Distribution System life cycle, from development to production and entry into service, for Air Supply and High-Density Cooling systems.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, timelines, budgets and MOS, drive cost control, and deliver on time with quality, while mentoring staff and ensuring alignment with business goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years in engineering program management.
• Proven track record delivering complex engineering projects on time and within budget.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage programs for successful execution and delivery.
• Define scope, objectives and deliverables with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and implement project plans with timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Apply PM tools and processes: EVM, SOW, WBS, BOE, and cost management.
• Establish and own a MOS (Management Operating System).
• Review cost and schedule metrics with Program Control to optimize resources.
• Identify and mitigate risks before they impact delivery.
• Communicate program status to leadership at all levels.
• Ensure portfolio financial performance to plan.
• Enforce change control and risk management; support IPDS and On Time Launch.
• Baseline management and scope change control.
• Drive Free of Charge Hardware achievement.
• Mentor integrated program teams and onboard new PMs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Risk management

Problem-solving

Earned Value

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SOW

WBS

BOE

IMS

Job description

The future is what you make it.

When you join Honeywell Aerospace (HONA), you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future.

That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.

Working at Honeywell Aerospace isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why all our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.

Are you ready to help us make the future?

As Sr Program Manager you will provide program leadership for the development, qualification, transition to production, and entry into service for Air Supply (AS) and High-Density Cooling (HDC) Systems. Your initial responsibilities will include leading and managing an Oxygen Generation And Distribution System (OGADS) Life Support System program.

You will interface with multiple levels of functional leadership in Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain, Customer and Product Support, and Finance to build cross-organizational support and serve as an escalation point should program challenges occur. You will be accountable for revenue growth, margin expansion, cost control and time-to-market commitments. You will achieve breakthrough improvements in program performance by exerting performance management and leadership influence through deployment of other cost-effective and proactive program management practices.

Your ability to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional teams will help align projects with business goals and customer requirements. By developing and implementing project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, you will ensure efficient project execution and delivery. Monitoring project progress and ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets will help maintain project efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

You will report directly to our Control Systems AS and HDC Systems Sr Director of Program Management, and you’ll work out of our Yeovil, United Kingdom location on a Hybrid work schedule.

In this role, you will impact the Control Systems business unit by ensuring the successful execution and delivery of engineering projects, driving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell Aerospace employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

ABOUT HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Honeywell Aerospace (Nasdaq: HONA) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around commercial air travel, space systems and Defence products. Our solutions create healthier air travel, more fuel-efficient and better-maintained aircraft, more direct and on-time flight arrivals, safer skies and airports, and more comfortable flights, protect the warfighter, along with several innovations and services that reflect exciting and emerging new transportation methods such as autonomous and supersonic flight.

THE BUSINESS UNIT

Control Systems (CS) products and services are found in many commercial, defense, and space aircraft in the world. We build parts for aircraft engines, flight control actuations, attitude control systems and more. Our solutions create healthier air travel, more fuel-efficient and better-maintained aircraft, more direct and on-time flight arrivals, safer skies and airports, and more comfortable flights, protect the warfighter, along with several innovations and services that reflect exciting and emerging new transportation methods such as autonomous and supersonic flight.

Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage programs to ensure successful execution and delivery

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Develop and implement project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation

• Employ PM tools and development processes, including earned value management (EVM), statement of work (SOW), work breakdown structure (WBS), basis of estimate (BOE) management, scope / requirements management, scheduling, and cost management.

• Establish and own a programmatic Management Operating System (MOS)

• Partner with Program Control (PC) team members to review and analyze cost and schedule metrics to make data-driven resource decisions

• Identify and mitigate risks and issues that may impact project delivery before they become critical issues

• Communicate program status and issues to all levels of leadership

• Ensure overall portfolio financial performance to AOP and STRAP

• Drive critical program management policies as a change agent, including:

• Ensure Adherence to IPDS, Flawless Launch and On Time Launch

• Change control and risk management identification & mitigation

• Baseline Management and Scope Change Control Operating Systems.

• Drive Free of Charge Hardware achievement

• Collaborate and mentor integrated program teams and help onboard new program managers.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in engineering program management or related roles

• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex engineering projects on time and within budget

• Strong leadership and project management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Experience in risk management and problem-solving

• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies

WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, accounting, project management or business

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• High sense of accountability for program execution and team leadership

• Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration, communication, and influence

• Strong communication (oral and written) and executive presentation skills

• Experience leading complex engineering programs

• Ability to execute program plans while effectively managing risks and opportunities

• Experience with planning, estimation, and scheduling (SOW, WBS, BOE, IMS), including resource-loading and critical path analysis

• Ability to think strategically while setting goals and planning tasks

• High bias for action and constructively assertive

• Demonstrated internal and customer relationship management

• Adaptability and flexibility to manage changing project requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of Earned Value Management, financial forecasting & analysis

• Ability to provide guidance & coaching to peers and team members