Senior Programme Manager

Location

Denham

Salary

Competitive with excellent employee benefits

Application Deadline

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Job Summary

The Senior Programme Manager will provide daily leadership and management of an agreed portfolio of programmes, maintaining effective customer and stakeholder engagement, having responsibilities for programme delivery, governance, risk and opportunity management, financial performance, and coordination of programme activities across cross-functional teams at Martin-Baker.

You’ll oversee and guide the work of dynamic, specialist, technical and support colleagues assigned to specific programmes, reporting to a Principal Programme Manager.

This role will be based onsite working from the Denham site.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and management, oversight and governance across a range of programmes through designated IPT teams.
• Data transfer, providing and maintaining the primary point of customer contact and liaison throughout the formal data transfer process, in line with export procedures.
• Defining and managing programme hardware and assets, with associated costs.
• Coordinating project deliverables, managing internal and external relationships to ensure that milestones are achieved through effective project planning and controls.
• Be a key point of contact to customers, liaising with them throughout each project lifecycle.
• Controlling risk management processes, identifying foreseeable problems, identify delays, minimise delays and potential cost overruns.
• Prepare and create technical proposals, including statement of work obligations, coordinating project costs and schedules, liaising with subcontractors and internal teams to drive programme performance obligations.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive project management experience, underpinned by a thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines, including design/test/manufacturing processes.
• Seasoned experience of designing and delivering presentations, customer negotiations, risk management techniques and relationship building experiences.
• Thorough planning, organisation and project management skills, proficient working with Microsoft packages.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker values.

Our Values

At Martin-Baker, we value professionalism, understanding, teamwork, humility, accountability and integrity. We look for people who take pride in their work, collaborate openly and act with care because the work we do matters.

How to Apply / Your Interview Journey

Please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability, include any relevant experience, skills and expertise that you can bring to the role.

After submitting your application, your details will be reviewed, and the recruitment team will be in touch.

First stage interview – a more informal discussion with the hiring team to understand your background and motivations applying for the position, also offering you the opportunity to ask questions about the role.

Final stage interview – you’ll be invited to complete online SHL assessments to find out how you like to work and discover some of the skills that you can bring to the role. This discussion will be more thorough with a hiring panel where you can showcase your skills and experience, in addition this stage may involve you presenting around a topic that you’ll be briefed on beforehand.

We believe in equal opportunity, committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting

The role also involves access to information governed by U.S. Export Control Laws (including ITAR); therefore, all applicants must satisfy ITAR eligibility requirements.