Delivery Project Manager

We are seeking a technically rigorous, operationally disciplined Delivery Project Manager to join our growing team working at the forefront of space technology.

In this role you will own programme delivery from baseline to closure — schedule, cost, technical execution, subcontractor management and delivery risk — across complex programmes spanning satellite services, bespoke delivery and government and defence contracts. You will keep programmes on track and ensure that the business always has the programme intelligence needed to manage customers and contracts with accuracy and confidence.

• Establish and maintain the programme baseline across scope, schedule, cost and quality, structured through the WBS, critical path and technical compliance, with all changes managed through formal change control
• Own the cost performance picture by driving and challenging ETCs and actuals, interpreting EVM outputs and ensuring programme reporting reflects delivery reality
• Drive a proactive risk culture across the programme, ensuring risks are surfaced early, assigned to the right owners and actively retired before they impact delivery or contract performance
• Produce and maintain programme documentation, including schedule, risk register, action logs and technical review outputs, to the standard required for internal governance and contractual deliverables

• Coordinate across engineering, MAIT and launch teams, managing dependencies, aligning resources and keeping cross‑functional interfaces on track
• Manage subcontractors, tracking performance to plan, managing technical interfaces and escalating delivery risks in time for commercial or contractual action
• Drive internal technical reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR and equivalents) — coordinating timing, ensuring outputs are actioned and that programme progression is not held by unresolved issues
• On internal programmes without an external customer or funding body, serve as the sole programme lead carrying full accountability for delivery, governance and reporting

• Accountable for the integrity of all programme data — schedule, cost, risk and technical status — ensuring it is accurate, current and actionable
• Maintain delivery standards and programme governance throughout execution — to Spire's internal standards and any applicable contractual, regulatory or security requirements
• Prepare programme status reports and milestone evidence packages for funding body reporting, government reviews and/ or contractual deliverables

• Drive alignment across engineering, product and operations on priorities, dependencies and delivery commitments
• On customer‑facing programmes, you will work in close partnership with a Strategic Account Manager who owns the customer relationship and commercial performance
• Communicate programme status clearly to leadership, stakeholders and, where applicable, customers and funding bodies

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in programme or project delivery within aerospace, space systems, defence or a comparable technically complex industry
• Proven track record of managing complex programmes end‑to‑end, including schedule baseline, subcontractor coordination, cross‑functional team leadership and formal technical review processes
• Strong command of programme management tools — proficient with MS Project, Primavera, JIRA or equivalent; ideally certified (PMP, IPMA or equivalent)
• Rigorous approach to risk management — able to maintain accurate risk registers, drive active mitigation and translate delivery risk into the language…