Project Manager - Safran Engineering Services (UK) 1 Year Fixed-Term

Safran Engineering Services provides advanced engineering expertise across aerospace, defence, and high‑technology sectors. Our UK division supports complex engineering programmes, including electrical systems, R&T, industrialisation, manufacturing engineering, and systems integration.

We are seeking a proactive and structured Project Manager to lead multi‑disciplinary engineering projects, ensuring delivery to quality, cost, and schedule while upholding Safran’s operational excellence and customer‑focused values.

Project & Programme Delivery

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of engineering work packages and customer programmes.
• Develop, maintain, and control project plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
• Ensure all deliverables meet customer requirements, engineering standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Drive project governance through structured reviews, reporting, KPIs, and milestone tracking.
• Coordinate with technical leads to ensure engineering teams have clear priorities and resources.

Stakeholder & Customer Management

• Act as primary customer interface for assigned programmes.
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports, dashboards, and executive briefings.
• Manage expectations and negotiate scope, schedule, and change requests professionally.

Financial & Commercial Management

• Own project P&L, cost control, forecasting, and margin protection.
• Support bid responses, proposals, estimates, and contract amendments.
• Ensure compliance with Safran finance processes and programme governance frameworks.

Risk, Compliance & Quality

• Identify, analyse, and mitigate project risks and opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement, lessons learned, and standardised PM processes.
• Ensure alignment with Safran procedures, and customer quality expectations.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams in a matrix organisation.

• Facilitate effective communication between Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations.
• Support resource planning and competency management with functional managers.

Requirements:
• Proven experience managing engineering or aerospace technical projects.
• Strong command of project management methodologies (e.g., WBS, EVM, risk management).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Fluency with project management tools.
• Financial acumen including project forecasting, revenue recognition, and cost control.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, technical, customer‑facing environment.
• Background in aerospace engineering, electrical systems, manufacturing engineering, or systems integration.
• Experience within Safran, Airbus, Rolls‑Royce, or other major aerospace prime/Tier‑1 suppliers.
• Professional certifications such as APM, Prince2, PMP, or equivalent (not essential)
• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.

Full-time onsite role at Safran customer site and some travel may be required.

Benefits:
• 5 weeks holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice.
• Death in service life insurance – covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus