Senior Project Manager

Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Leighton Buzzard

Duration: 6 months with potential extension

PAYE or Umbrella

4 days on site

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and technically credible Senior Project Manager to join the PCE Office at Safran Electrical & Power UK. Working in direct support of, or under delegation from, the Project Chief Engineer (PCE), the Senior Project Manager has primary accountability for structuring and leading the delivery of assigned development programmes - ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule objectives are met in full alignment with Safran Group standards and the DEV process (including APQP).

The Senior Project Manager, together with the Programme Manager and the PCE acts as the principal project interface with the customer and key stakeholders. They lead cross-functional Integrated Programme Teams (IPTs) possibly spanning UK, France, and US sites, and are accountable for driving convergence of the technical-economic definition of the product against programme targets.

The role sits within a wider PCE Office structure overseen by the Head of PCE Office and is aligned to the ADVANCE Engineering Transformation Programme's goals of improved delivery performance, NRC reduction, and engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities