# Programme Delivery Manager - INSIDE IR35 Contractor for 6 months

**Company:** [Safran Engineering Services UK Limited](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/bcLUKqCEMzLqxjHA1ZDfXK.md)
**Location:** Pitstone, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Temporary
**Department:** SEP

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## Description

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.

Some other points/ attributes and skills that will come of use

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