Project Engineering Manager

Job Description:

We have an opportunity for a skilled Project Engineering Manager (PEM) to join the GCAP Multifunction RF System (MRFS) IPT, leading the interdisciplinary team that will deliver our advanced RF sensor into GCAP. This is a key leadership role, working with the Head of Engineering Projects and Chief Engineer to identify, develop and deliver the technical solution and prioritise ways of working that maintain the focus on delivered product design, compliance, safety and integrity.   As well as working closely with Leonardo’s internal engineering team and project management team, this role may also play a part in the international consortium as a senior engineering manager within the international project team. 
This is an exciting time within the GCAP programme, this PEM will play a critical role in bringing the GCAP engineering team and the international team together and embarking on the development of our most advanced RF sensor to date.  The successful candidate will work with their peers across the GCAP Sector, other Leonardo LoBs as well as across partner organisations to drive commonality and efficiencies in the execution of engineering work.
As this role has a high profile with our customers and partners, it may require travel within the UK and abroad. 

Key Responsibility Areas :

As a PEM you will be responsible for coordination of the engineering activities across a complex project. The main areas of responsibility include:
•    Leading the Engineering aspects of the Project, ensuring adherence to quality, schedule and budget
•    Working with the Head of Engineering Projects to ensure that engineering governance is in place and regularly maintained, and that engineering resource needs are identified and fulfilled across the GCAP sector
•    Ensuring the efficient application of lifecycle management to the project
•    Managing national and potentially international, multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring that roles within the teams are clearly defined and effectively carried out
•    Managing Project Engineering Leads within the appropriate GCAP projects to ensure delivery against project milestones in a timely and cost effective manner
•    Working with specialists (such as safety and security) to coordinate their input to the main project
•    Creating a positive working relationship with customers and partners, to deliver project capability
•    Establishing and maintaining good lines of communication across the engineering team, with the engineering leadership team, Project Manager, and Heads of Discipline
•    Nurturing a strong link with the engineering functions that serve the GCAP sector to ensure recruitment, training and development, tools, process and capability are aligned to the future needs of GCAP.
•    Working closely with the Systems Design Authority ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress, technical risk and any mitigation strategies
•    Regularly reporting into engineering and project forums.  Representing the MRFS Engineering Team in GCAP Performance reviews when required, with ownership of engineering issues and enablers
•    Implementing, monitoring and responding to Sector level technical performance metrics to ensure the engineering team is supported in maintaining a high-performance output and delivering fit for purpose solutions
•    Alongside the DA and SDA, ensuring the design solution meets the end user requirements, is reliable, fully documented and works within the designated environment
•    Coordinating engineering input to bid activities

Skills, Qualifications and Knowledge Required :
You really must have:
•    Ability to achieve SC level security clearance as a minimum (achieving DV is highly desirable)
•    Broad experience across engineering lifecycles, with an emphasis on engineering and associated planning activities for successful delivery outcomes
•    A disciplined approach to reporting and planning
•    Influencing and negotiation skills with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at all levels
•    Proven leadership and decision-making skills in a complex, dynamic environment
•    Experience of delivering engineering solutions for complex and technically challenging products, preferably in the defence electronics sector
•    Awareness of statutory and regulatory compliance requirements within the defence avionics industryYou will have experience in several of the following areas:
•    Knowledge of a broad range of engineering disciplines
•    Experience of managing an engineering project with a complex system of systems approach.
•    Experience of international or consortium projects
•    Experience of the application of continuous improvement principles
•    Experience with New Product Introduction
•    Experience of working in a high-paced delivery-focussed engineering environment

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