Project Lead

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Job Title: Project Lead (Aerospace)

Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)

Seniority: Senior (10–15 years of experience)

We are looking for an experienced Project Lead with a strong background in aerospace or defence engineering to take responsibility for both project delivery and people leadership. This is a chance to guide teams working on complex, mission-critical projects while helping to shape solutions that keep global fleets flying.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of complex aerospace engineering projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality targets are met.
• Manage and develop a team of engineers, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Create and maintain project plans, budgets, and resource forecasts in line with business objectives.
• Drive stakeholder engagement with engineering teams, leadership, and external partners.
• Ensure projects comply with aerospace standards, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify risks, implement mitigation strategies, and maintain progress reporting to senior stakeholders.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in people management within engineering (leading teams, resource allocation, staff development).
• Strong track record in project management of aerospace or defence programmes.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle management, from requirements through to delivery.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera, or similar).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.

• OR Recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM, PMP, PRINCE2)
  
  

Useful/Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with aerospace modification, MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul), or defence projects.
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks and earned value management (EVM).
  
  

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

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In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)