Chief Engineer

The Role You Will Play:

The Chief Engineer will report to the Account Director and be responsible for the service and technical performance of the various Leidos teams delivering four major areas: current air traffic systems support, future air traffic system delivery, air traffic software solutions and enterprise business IT. The principal focus will be the future system delivery, which encompasses the IT infrastructure (network, compute, storage etc.), system integration and definition of the service itself. This work is of strategic importance to both NATS and Leidos and successful delivery will see the transition to a new, flexible platform for more efficient UK air traffic management solutions.

This role could be filled by an experienced senior engineer who is comfortable working on technology and service solutions.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the Account Director and Programme Manager

• Building trust between the various NATS and Leidos stakeholders, using clear communication to drive excellence across integrated project teams

• Oversight of a portfolio of programmes to provide technical challenge, guidance and innovation

• Lead, motivate and communicate effectively across the NATS account engineering team

• Identify metrics to measure and improve performance across the NATS account

• Track performance against plan, identify and execute plans to mitigate blockers

• Act as a conduit to the wider Leidos global team to leverage corporate experience

Required Skills:

• Ability to engage effectively within a broad programme team comprising both customer, supplier and Leidos staff

• Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of technical, business, finance and personnel management techniques

• Good interpersonal skills and judgement for dealing with both internal and external stakeholders to develop strong working relations to support achieving objectives

• Ability to work autonomously, prioritising tasks and activities as business and customer needs change

• The ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively at all levels

• Ability to motivate and develop staff

Desirable Skills:

• Air Traffic Management knowledge would be advantageous

• Experience of SOA/ITIL/Service Management methodologies

Clearance Required:

• Clearance to Start SC

• Clearance for Role SC