Technical Delivery Manager
Listed on 2026-02-15
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Management
Program / Project Manager, Operations Manager
Position:
Technical Delivery Manager
Location:Client Site (Lincolnshire) or Farnborough (Hybrid working can be agreed)
Working Hours:Monday-Friday, 40 Hours per week
Contract:Fixed-term Contract of 1 Year
About us:Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage. With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.
Responsibilities:- Liaising with client’s management team and stakeholders regularly in monitoring and managing contractual KPIs
- Ensure contract payments are made and claimed on time using mutually agreed payment systems
- Act as Gama representative between client and end user where appropriate to maintain Gama’s interests
- Report/review on the contract internally/externally on a monthly/quarterly basis, with assistance from Gama accounts
- Liaise with Gama commercial and supply chain to ensure client demands for the procurement, purchase of ad-hoc stores and equipment are properly quoted, delivered and commercially reconciled
- Manage customer and stakeholder relations
- Risk management of project
- Additional Contract Work (Task Authorisation Forms – TAFs)
- Receive, manage, plan additional contract work
- Scope costs, submit proposals, authorise payments to third parties
- Continuously review planned and work in progress to ensure any provisions by Gama in excess of the contract requirement are captured and reconciled
- Liaise with the customer and Gama engineers to answer ad-hoc queries from Prime and MoD
- Support/lead proposed moves to new operating locations, including the uplift in equipment and spares
- Ensure all sites undertaking work are suitably secured to satisfy contract requirements and undertake regular reviews to ensure standards are maintained
Essential
- Proven project management experience within defence aviation or a military environment
- Demonstrable experience in the successful delivery of change/risk and resource management
- Strong commercial awareness, including costings, quotations, and contract variations
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong IT capability, including Excel and presentation tools
- Willingness to travel regularly within the UK, with occasional international travel
- UK national with eligibility to obtain Security Clearance (SC)
- Engineering or aircraft-related project management experience
- Strong understanding of how military and government organisations operate
- Great Work-Life Balance with our Hybrid Working Policy – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
- Competitive Group Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive Life Assurance *
- Comprehensive Income Protection *
- Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
- Free Car Parking
- 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
- Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development
* (Subject to insurance underwriting)
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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