Engineering Delivery Manager – IAS

Overview

In this Engineering Delivery Manager role, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex, mission-critical engineering solutions within defence projects. You will own delivery across the full system lifecycle, balancing schedule, cost and quality while shaping engineering strategy with customers and partners. You will manage resources, budgets and governance to ensure compliant, high-impact outcomes that protect and defend. This is a hands-on leadership position in a fast-paced environment with a clear focus on delivering trusted technology.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life cover
• 28 days annual leave (+ bank holidays) with buy option up to 40 hours
• Half day every Friday
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams, including Work Package Managers, to meet cost, schedule, quality and performance targets
• Own engineering resource planning, headcount and budget management in line with programmes
• Plan and execute activities across the full system lifecycle from requirements to acceptance
• Oversee IVVQ delivery and requirements management within a low-risk, compliant framework
• Establish engineering governance, design assurance and delivery plans to hit milestones and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Programme Managers, customers, suppliers and partners to manage technical risk and drive successful outcomes

Key requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Science or Numerate discipline (BEng/BSc) or equivalent experience
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organisations and delivering complex programmes
• People leadership experience, including management of engineering leaders and technical teams
• Experience managing budgets, headcount and resource planning to deliver objectives
• Strong systems engineering knowledge across requirements, architecture, design and lifecycle delivery to IVVQ
• Ability to plan, monitor and control engineering activities while maintaining stakeholder relationships

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• systems engineering
• requirements capture and analysis
• architecture development

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