Job Description Summary

The Lead Program Management Specialist is responsible for leading complex aerospace programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring commitments are achieved on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role provides overall program leadership across cross-functional teams, balancing strategic planning with day-to-day execution to deliver successful outcomes for the business and the customer.

The role requires strong program leadership, disciplined execution, stakeholder alignment, and a proactive approach to risk management. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, quality, and commercial teams to drive program performance and operational excellence across the full program lifecycle.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned programs through all phases of execution, ensuring alignment to established program management processes, governance, and decision gates.
• Build and maintain integrated program plans covering scope, schedule, cost, resource requirements, risks, opportunities, and key deliverables.
• Drive execution across cross-functional teams, creating clear accountability and ensuring actions are closed on time.
• Identify program risks, issues, and dependencies early, and implement mitigation or recovery plans as needed.
• Track program performance using key metrics and provide clear, timely updates to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Manage customer communications and act as a key interface for program-related discussions, priorities, and commitments.
• Oversee program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cost tracking, and variance management.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maintain alignment on objectives, schedules, and deliverables.
• Support problem solving and decision-making to remove barriers and keep programs on track.
• Drive continuous improvement in program management practices, tools, and operating rhythms.
• Mentor and support less experienced program management team members, helping to build capability across the function.
• Ensure all program activities are delivered in line with business, regulatory, quality, and customer requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field from an accredited institution and/or relevant experience
• Significant experience in program management within a complex manufacturing, industrial, or aerospace environment.
• Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional programs with meaningful business impact, scope, and budget responsibility.
• Strong understanding of structured program management disciplines, tools, and execution frameworks.
• Experience managing program schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Proven ability to lead across functions, including engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and finance.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple levels of the organization and with customers.
• Strong analytical capability, with a disciplined and data-driven approach to problem solving and decision-making.
• Experience in customer-facing program leadership and commercial discussions.
• Willingness to travel as required, including domestic and international travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or equivalent project/program management credential.
• Prior experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations with global or multi-site teams.
• Familiarity with both traditional and agile ways of working, where applicable.
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience coaching or mentoring junior team members.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity.
• Skilled at balancing strategic priorities with detailed execution.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and alignment quickly.
• Resilient, proactive, and able to adapt to changing business and customer needs.
• High level of organization, sound judgment, and attention to detail.

Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

At GE Aerospace we understand the importance of Total Reward.  Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;

• Pension
• Bonus          
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection            
• Private medical cover    

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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