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Executive Search & Leadership Recruitment
Preston is the administrative centre of Lancashire and a major aerospace and defence manufacturing hub, home to significant combat aircraft production and a dense network of aerospace supply chain companies. Aristo Search partners with aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing employers across Preston to secure engineering directors and programme leaders working on some of the UK’s most complex defence manufacturing programmes.
Our consultants work throughout Lancashire, connecting Preston with Blackburn and Blackpool, giving clients access to experienced engineering, programme management, and supply chain leaders with deep aerospace and defence sector expertise.
Every Preston search begins with a detailed briefing on the programme, engineering, or supply chain context behind the role, whether that’s a combat aircraft manufacturing programme, an aerospace supply chain business, or a defence engineering function. Our researchers map talent across Lancashire’s aerospace and defence cluster, identifying experienced leaders who fit the role’s technical and clearance requirements.
Each candidate is assessed through structured interviews and full reference verification before introduction, ensuring our clients meet only rigorously vetted, final-round-ready leaders.
Senior leadership salaries in Preston typically range from £60,000 to £96,000, with programme director and VP of engineering roles in aerospace and defence reaching £98,000 to £138,000 plus bonus. We benchmark every search against this specialist Lancashire aerospace market.
We back every placement with a replacement guarantee: if a hired candidate leaves within the agreed guarantee period, we conduct a complimentary replacement search at no additional retainer.
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