Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
Ensures that Program Management and Commercial Management activities across the Global Civil Aerostructures Business Line are executed in a compliant and best-practice manner by:
1. Establishing, developing, maintaining, and driving adherence to standardized, best-practice methodologies, processes, and tools
2. Ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory governance requirements
3. Additionally, provides decision-support insights and contributes to building a mature Program Management and Commercial (PM&C) organization.
Job Responsibilities
4. Provides functional leadership and guidance to Program Management & Commercial (PM&C) teams across the global Civil Aerostructures business by:
5. Defining and deploying best practices to ensure consistency and excellence in PM&C activities.
6. Driving adherence to standards and governance through the development and embedding of robust processes.
7. Offering professional support, coaching, and functional guidance to PM&C staff worldwide to enable their success.
8. Supporting the Talent Review process from a PM&C perspective to ensure the right resources, skills, and capabilities are in place to deliver functional and business strategies.
9. Collaborating with stakeholders to design and implement effective tools and templates that enhance PM&C processes.
10. Identifying training needs and overseeing deployment of relevant courses across the global Civil Aerostructures business.
11. Maintaining accessibility to a centralized knowledge base for program management, commercial practices, and compliance risk management.
Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
12. Proficient and experienced in GKN Aerospace program and commercial processes, standards, and best practices
13. Ability to coach, mentor, and train team members to build capability and confidence
14. Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively
15. Proven experience in influencing and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams
16. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field, or 3–5 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
17. Experienced in leading within a matrix organization, with a proven ability to motivate, develop, and empower teams
18. Certified to IPMA Level C or equivalent
19. Extensive experience in commercial roles, including contract management, proposal management, business modelling, and estimating
20. Demonstrated success in managing significant programs or large teams at both tactical and strategic levels
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.