Aerospace Defence Programme Lead

Destinusgroup; Katwijk; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Destinus is leading a four-nation European consortium and the programme prime for an exo-atmospheric interceptor. As Programme Manager, you will turn technical direction into disciplined execution, owning the schedule, budget, risks, actions, programme governance, and information flow across industrial partners and national stakeholders, keeping a small senior engineering team focused on delivery.

You will support government milestones with clear programme status, documentation, and reporting,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of programme or project management experience in defence, aerospace, or other regulated technical environment.
• Experience running complex multi-party or international programmes involving industrial and government stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with export-controlled and/or classified programmes, including security, releasability, and information-control procedures.
• Strong experience with integrated scheduling, budgets, milestones, risk management, action tracking, and document control.
• Fluent professional English; French, German, or Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated programme schedule across Destinus and partner work packages, tracking critical paths, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Run the programme operating rhythm, including technical boards, work-package reviews and partner meetings, ensuring decisions and actions are tracked to closure.
• Own budget tracking, programme risks, issues, and escalation to programme leadership.
• Manage export-control, security, releasability, document control, and controlled information flows across consortium partners.
• Coordinate partner deliverables, interfaces, data exchanges, and review preparation.
• Support governmental and customer milestones with clear programme status, documentation, and reporting.

Skills

Programme management

Budget management

Export control

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Job description

Destinus is leading a four-nation European consortium and the programme prime for an exo-atmospheric interceptor. As Programme Manager, you will turn technical direction into disciplined execution, owning the schedule, budget, risks, actions, programme governance, and information flow across industrial partners and national stakeholders, keeping a small senior engineering team focused on delivery.

You will support government milestones with clear programme status, documentation, and reporting,