Project Manager - Aerospace/Space in Farnborough

Company Overview

TISICS is a small management-owned business with material and processing technology that is of potential future benefit primarily to the Space and Aerospace sectors. The company designs and manufactures net shape metal and continuous silicon carbide fibre reinforced composite components comprising titanium and aluminium alloys. Our advanced materials offer significant advantages both to the Aerospace sector in reducing the weight of platforms for environmental benefit and to the Space sector with rapid growth in communications, climate and planetary exploration applications. In order to address these exciting market developments and increased customer interest in our technology, we are growing and are looking for motivated and inspiring people to join the team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Customer relationship management: Develop a strong, positive working relationship with the customer, acting as the primary point of contact with the project teams. Provide regular updates on progress, challenges, and any changes to the project.
• Supplier management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with key external suppliers to ensure their deliveries meet our requirements for technical, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Internal Stakeholder Communication: Ensure that internal stakeholders, including senior management, are informed and consulted as necessary to respond proactively to project issues, risks, and opportunities.
• Project Planning & Coordination: Develop detailed project plans, including scope, objectives, timeline, resources, and budget. Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure tasks are completed on time and within scope.
• Team Management: Lead and motivate a team of design, fabrication, workshop, and quality engineers, delegating tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members.
• Budget & Resource Management: Monitor and control project expenses and resources to ensure the project stays within budget.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and challenges throughout the project lifecycle and develop strategies to mitigate these risks.
• Quality Assurance: Work with the Quality team to ensure that the project meets quality standards and that deliverables are completed according to agreed-upon specifications.
• Reporting & Documentation: Prepare reports for senior management, detailing project progress, budget adherence, and any challenges. Maintain comprehensive project documentation for record-keeping and future reference.
• Post-Project Evaluation: Conduct post-project evaluations to analyse the success of the project, document lessons learned, and implement improvements for future projects.

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+ years proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in an industrial Aerospace environment or similar.
• Excellent customer relationship management skills.
• Experience of supplier management at detailed component, piece part, and technical service level.
• Experience in a materials, structural components, and/or production environment.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile vs Waterfall).
• Exceptional leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency using Microsoft PPM.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Desirable skills

• Knowledge of Aerospace/Aviation markets and customers.
• Project Management Qualification through APM (Association for Project Management).
• Experience in Research & Technology sector.
• Experience of Agile or Scrum methodologies.

What we can offer

• Competitive salary: negotiable, depending on specific experience and qualifications relevant to the role.
• Retirement Plan: Pension scheme to help secure your future.
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays.

The candidate shall be eligible to work in the UK and hold a Skilled Workers visa, if required. For all successful candidates, TISICS will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history, and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status, and criminal record.