Senior Technical Programme Manager

• Own, coordinate and manage detailed project plans using Microsoft Project, ensuring alignment with the overall Integrated Master Schedule
• Use Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence) to track daily tasks and deliverables, surfacing risks, blockers and critical path items
• Act as the primary link between the Hybrid team and Programme Office, translating technical updates into actionable, insight-driven reports
• Report on progress and resource usage through variance analysis, maturity tracking, and milestone status updates
• Support the Head of Hybrid with spend tracking, cost centre management, and forecasting
• Help engineering leads estimate and plan resource needs, supporting standardisation and consistency across product teams
• Build compelling business cases to address resource gaps or delivery risks
• Champion project governance, driving proactive risk management and formal change control processes

This role contributes to pioneering electric aviation by managing the delivery of certified, flight-ready hardware for the Valo eVTOL aircraft, which aims to set new safety standards and enable zero-emissions air travel.

• Hands-on experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programmes through design, test, and manufacturing
• Strong skills in Microsoft Project and Atlassian tools for scheduling, reporting and collaboration
• Solid understanding of project governance including risk management, change control and stakeholder reporting
• Experience supporting cost centre planning and spend tracking
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• A proactive approach: you anticipate issues, rally the right people, and resolve blockers efficiently
• Experience building realistic, measurable plans that balance accountability with flexibility
• Familiarity with business intelligence and data visualisation principles
• A degree in Engineering, Project Management or a relevant technical discipline

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day

Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation with its Valo eVTOL aircraft, aiming to set new safety standards and achieve zero-emissions air travel, targeting airliner-level safety certification by 2028.