Senior Project Manager
Summary: The Senior Project Manager role is a contract position focused on leading multidisciplinary engineering projects within the UK space and aerospace sector. The successful candidate will manage complex satellite and spacecraft programmes, ensuring alignment with technical, commercial, and schedule objectives. Collaboration with engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders is essential for driving programme delivery in challenging aerospace environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering projects from concept through to delivery.
- Ensure successful execution across technical, commercial, and schedule objectives.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Manage schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
- Drive programme delivery in complex aerospace environments.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing complex engineering programmes in space, satellite, aerospace, defence, or similar sectors.
- Strong experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Solid understanding of project lifecycle management.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to deliver in fast-paced, complex technical environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Project Manager – Contract (Oxford / Cambridge / Bristol) I am working with innovative organisations across the UK space and aerospace sector seeking experienced Senior Project Managers to support the delivery of complex satellite, spacecraft, and advanced technology programmes. This is a contract role focused on leading multidisciplinary engineering projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring successful execution across technical, commercial, and schedule objectives. You will work closely with engineering teams, customers, and stakeholders to drive programme delivery in highly complex aerospace environments.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience managing complex engineering programmes in space, satellite, aerospace, defence, or similar sectors
- Strong experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams
- Solid understanding of project lifecycle management
- Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to deliver in fast-paced, complex technical environments
If you have experience delivering aerospace or space programmes and are interested in discussing contract opportunities, please contact Harry Hughes at IC Resources or apply today.
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