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Project Manager
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Job Description: Project Manager
Salary: From £50,960
Grade: F
Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
Hours: 37 hours per week (half-day Friday)
Type: Full-time
Travel Required: Occasional
Work Location: Site-based (100%)
Security Checks: BPSS, Disclosure Scotland, pre-employment medical (including drug and alcohol testing)
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available); appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Join One of Ayrshire's Largest Engineering Employers
Prestwick Aerosystems continues Ayrshire's longstanding aircraft manufacturing heritage. From our Prestwick site, we manufacture major wing structures used on Airbus programmes worldwide. As our business continues to evolve, effective project delivery plays a critical role in supporting operational improvement, customer requirements, and strategic change.
We're looking for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex projects that shape the future of our business. This is a high-impact role where you will manage a portfolio of major change initiatives, working across multiple functions to ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with business objectives.
You'll work closely with stakeholders at all levels, balancing competing priorities while maintaining focus on cost, schedule, and performance. Working alongside operational leaders, programme teams, customers, and subject matter experts, you will provide the structure, control, and leadership needed to deliver successful outcomes across a dynamic aerospace manufacturing environment.
How you will contribute to the team
- Lead the planning and delivery of major change projects, ensuring scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are clearly defined and controlled.
- Develop and maintain project plans, governance, reporting, and business documentation in line with organizational and customer requirements.
- Manage project risks, opportunities, and dependencies, implementing effective mitigation plans to support successful project delivery.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed cost, schedule, and performance targets.
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Requirements for the role
- Experience delivering complex projects within a manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, or other operational environment.
- Experience applying recognized project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks across the full project lifecycle.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage colleagues, customers, suppliers, and senior leaders.
- A recognized project management qualification, such as APMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent, or a commitment to achieving professional project management accreditation.
What we will offer you
- 37-hour week (half-day Friday)
- Defined contribution pension (4% employee / 8% employer)
- 33 days annual leave (rising with service)
- Annual bonus linked to company performance
- Opportunity to participate in the Airbus employee share purchase scheme
- Life assurance (4x basic salary)
- Virtual GP service and wellbeing support
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Free onsite parking
What happens next
If you're ready to lead business-critical projects, influence strategic change, and make a lasting impact within a leading aerospace manufacturing organization, we'd welcome your application. You will be required to complete:
- Right to Work checks
- Employment reference checks
- Disclosure Scotland
- Pre-employment medical (including drug and alcohol testing)
Prestwick Aerosystems is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.
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Company: Prestwick Aerosystems Limited
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
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At Prestwick Aerosystems, we support you to work, connect, and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.
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