Programme Delivery Manager – INSIDE IR35 Contractor for 6 months

Requirements

Safran Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Programme Delivery Manager to lead a major engineering and quality services programme supporting Safran Electrical & Power.

This is not a traditional project management role.

You will be responsible for the successful mobilisation, deployment and ongoing management of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, ensuring customer satisfaction, resource availability, delivery performance and effective programme governance.

The role will oversee a team of up to 22 engineers, quality professionals and PMO resources supporting critical aerospace programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the mobilisation and ramp-up of engineering and quality resources
• Manage customer demand, capacity planning and resource forecasting
• Act as the primary customer interface for service delivery activities
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and deployment of resources
• Monitor service performance, utilisation and customer satisfaction
• Manage programme risks, issues and escalations
• Lead weekly and monthly governance reviews
• Develop recovery plans for resource gaps, demand increases and delivery issues
• Maintain programme reporting, KPIs and performance dashboards
• Support commercial discussions, change requests and growth opportunities

Success in This Role

Within the first six months, you will:

• Successfully manage the ramp-up of engineering and quality resources
• Establish robust governance and reporting
• Maintain strong customer satisfaction
• Ensure resource demand and capacity remain aligned
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks proactively
• Create a scalable operating model capable of supporting future growth

Other points/ attributes and skills that will come of use

• Ramp-up experience – Proven delivery of 10 + personnel
• Stakeholder management – Able to manage customer, engineering, quality and leadership teams effectively
• Commercial awareness – Understands revenue, utilisation, margins and scope control
• Ownership mentality – Brings solutions and fights problems
• Recruitment knowledge – Experienced in hiring, onboarding and workforce planning
• Risk management – Identifies issues early and drives mitigation
• Executive communication – Can confidently present status, risks and recovery plans to senior leaders
• Influencing skills – Challenges unrealistic demands
• Organisation and governance – Maintains clear reporting, actions, forecasts and dashboards
• Aerospace/engineering experience – Understands realities of technical resource delivery and customer environment

Requirements

Essential

• Experience managing engineering or technical services teams
• Experience mobilising or scaling teams of 15+ resources
• Strong customer-facing stakeholder management skills
• Experience in aerospace, defence or regulated industries
• Commercial awareness including forecasting, utilisation and resource planning
• Proven track record managing risks, escalations and customer expectations
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision

Desirable

• Experience within an engineering services or consultancy environment
• Resource delivery or workforce planning experience
• Contractor and subcontractor management experience
• Knowledge of quality and engineering delivery environments

Benefits

• Early finish on a Friday – 0800-1645 Mon-Thurs, 0800-1200 Friday
• Onsite canteen

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