Senior Program Manager – £75k – Farnborough

Due to our continued growth, Our space client is looking for a Senior Program Manager to join their company to lead all cross-functional engineering efforts in Farnborough.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a professional background in the Satellite /Aviation / Networking industry within the R&D, Hardware or Software arena looking to take the next step in their career and be part of exciting and innovative projects in space.

The successful Senior Program Manager will be delivering cutting-edge systems for the satellite communication market. You will work with industry experts and teams, coordinating work done in-house and at external vendors.

Senior Program Manager – Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the program plan. Consolidate plans of different engineering departments, external vendors and suppliers.
• Oversee the creation and publication of features, capabilities, objectives and milestones for visibility and transparency to the full, cross-functional organization, as well as assist with tracking progress toward their execution.
• Help manage risks and dependencies both intra- and inter- programs. track, escalate as required; and drive impediments, risks, issues, and concerns to resolution.
• Together with the engineering teams Identify the program risks and build mitigation plans.
• Communicate and report program progress and achievement to key stakeholder and key customers
• Reflect back feedback from the customers
• Achieve successfully the program goals, schedule, budget, quality and features.
• Manage program deliveries with the engineering team leaders

Senior Program Manager – Essential Skills

• Proven track record of leading complex technology projects in the field of HW or SW design
• 5 years of experience in program management in the HW or SW space.
• Strong time-management skills, organizational skills, problem-solving and escalation skills.
• Clear and concise communication skills.
• Ability to work in a highly demanding and dynamic environment.

Senior Program Manager – Desirable Skills

• Background in the Satellite industry / Aviation industry / Networking industry
• R&D background

Benefits

• Competitive base salary (£50k-£75k)
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday per year.
• Pension (Royal London) 3% Employee 5% Employee
• Hybrid working available (3 days on site, 2 from home)
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Long Term Sick and Disability Cover
• Visa sponsorship for employees if required
• Bonus for Security Clearance (SC/DV) Clearance

My client can offer a 2-stage process consisting of a 1^st stage Video Call and a 2^nd Stage  will be on onsite Technical interview. This process can be completed within 1 week (based on availability)