R&T Project Lead - 6m contractor Inside IR35
Safran Engineering Services UK Limited
Posted: February 6, 2026
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Project Leader for a 6-month role in the UK, supporting the R&T team on a structural health management project for an ATI funded project.
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Job Description
We are looking for a sub contractor (Inside IR35) highly motivated and experienced to work at our Safran Landing Systems site for a 6 month duration so you need to be available to start within the next 3 weeks and can work full time in Gloucester. Sponsorship of a visa will not be considered for this role, so please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK currently.
The role will provide support to the R&T team to lead and deliver a strategic Structural Health Management (SHM) project in the scope of an ATI funded project (GALOP).
As the Project Leader, you will be accountable for defining and executing the GALOP's roadmap — including managing project schedules, budgets, and stakeholder relationships — to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of key innovations.
You will work in close coordination with the Program Chief Engineer (PCE), Program teams, and cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, finance, procurement, customer support, MRO and R&T to drive GALOP.
The successful candidate will be an experienced Project Leader and required to:
• Develop an understanding of the context of the project and current challenges
• Participate in defining the roadmap to address some outstanding issues
• Execute the roadmap in a timely manner
• Manage schedule, budget and stakeholders
• Be able to present the roadmap to the rest of the team and to expert for validation
• Help track progress and keep pushing to get things done
• Communicate to stakeholders and ensure relevant information is circulated
• Capture decisions with MoM
• Report writing - review and collate results, providing a summary of conclusions and key recommendations
• Close actions once quality requirements have been met
Requirements:
• Excellent Project Management skills
• Stakeholders management
• Good communication skills - written and oral
• Understanding of Aerospace manufacturing and assembly processes
• Curiosity
• Proactive
• Problem solver
Benefits:
• Onsite canteen
• Early finish on Friday