Value Stream Manager

Pratt & Whitney; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Value Stream Manager to oversee global customer accounts and manage engineering and production programs. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, ensuring timely project delivery, and maintaining strong customer focus. With a commitment to innovation and strategic growth, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a high-visibility role, contributing to critical initiatives while enhancing your skills across diverse projects. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and offers competitive benefits, including flexible working and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Life Insurance

Corporate Pension Plan

Private Health Insurance

25 Days Annual Leave

Career Development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project delivery within engineering or production.
• Strong skills in project planning and customer communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering and production programs across their lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional teams to meet delivery and quality targets.

Skills

Project Delivery Experience

Project Planning Skills

Customer Focus

Risk Management

Negotiation Skills

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Mindset

Education

Degree Qualified

Tools

Earned Value Management (EVM)

PMI Certification

APM Certification

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-04-28

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, Clittaford Road, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6DE

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

At Collins Aerospace – a leader in advanced aerospace and defense solutions – you’ll join a global team at the forefront of innovation. Based onsite at our Plymouth Business Unit, you’ll be part of a site that specialises in cutting-edge navigation and control systems for aerospace and defence markets, including our world-leading MEMS-based IMUs and TERPROM terrain navigation systems. With ambitious growth plans and investment in technology, now is an exciting time to be part of our journey.

What You Will Do:
As a Value Stream Manager, you’ll take ownership of multiple global customer accounts, overseeing both development engineering and production programmes. You’ll work cross-functionally to deliver complex projects on time and within budget, while ensuring strong customer focus and business alignment. Key responsibilities include:

• Managing engineering and production programmes across the full lifecycle
• Leading cross-functional teams to meet delivery, cost, and quality targets
• Acting as the key point of contact for global customer accounts
• Driving earned value performance (SPI, CPI) and managing risk and opportunity
• Delivering monthly programme updates and financial performance reports
• Building and maintaining internal and external relationships
• Supporting strategic business planning and initiatives

What You Will Learn:

• How to navigate and thrive in high-visibility roles within a complex organisation
• Ways to influence and contribute to strategic, business-critical initiatives
• Techniques for accelerating both personal and professional development
• How to expand your skill set across a diverse range of projects and programmes
• Practical experience that supports long-term career advancement in project leadership
• Practical experience managing Profit & Loss responsibly on projects
• Opportunities to work with a global customer base in a fast-moving industry

What You Must Have:

• Proven project delivery experience in an engineering or production environment
• Strong project planning skills
• Strong customer focus and the ability to communicate clearly at all levels
• Expertise in risk management and mitigation
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic mindset and a drive to deliver results

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Degree qualified
• Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• PMI or APM certification

What We Can Offer You:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working
• Life insurance
• Excellent corporate pension plan
• Private Health Insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Career development
• And so much more!

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other - propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.

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