Engineering Project Manager

Engineering Project Manager

Circa £550 per day

We’re currently recruiting for an Engineering Project Manager responsible for the successful delivery of aerospace engineering projects undertaken within a regulated Design Organisation. The role ensures projects are executed in accordance with regulatory, airworthiness, technical, quality, cost, and schedule requirements while maintaining compliance with the Design Organisation Approval. You will be the focal point between engineering teams, certification specialists, customers, suppliers and regulatory authorities.

The role will be offered on a 6-month contract with the possibility of a permanent role. It’s based in Bournemouth with a minimum expectation of 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remotely. We’re ideally looking to pay around £550 per day Umbrella inside IR35 but are open to negotiation for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of aircraft design, modification, and certification projects.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource allocation plans.  
• Manage compliance demonstration activities in accordance with CAA Part 21J & A8-21 and MAA DAOS procedures.
• Manage project risks and implement mitigation plans, escalate when required.
• Provide regular project performance reporting to all key stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and external partner organisations.
• Co-ordinate design reviews and certification reviews.
• Support business planning and bid activities.
• Forecast engineering resource demands.

Requirements

• Recognised Project Management qualification: APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary Aerospace engineering projects.
• Led remote engineering teams.
• Experience managing suppliers and subcontractors.
• Significant experience managing budgets, schedules, project risk and financial performance.
• Stakeholder, customer and regulatory authority management.
• Experience of internal and external Quality or Safety Management System audit process.
• Experience in project management and planning tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
• Experience using business intelligence and reporting tools such as Power BI or equivalent

Desirable

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering or other related discipline or equivalent.
• Previous Part 21J DOA experience.
• Military aviation programme experience.
• Experience managing aircraft modification or certification projects.
• Familiarity with system safety, design assurance, configuration management and change control processes and procedures.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance