Project Engineering Manager

• →Be the Customer facing representative for engineering delivery both internal customers and external customers
• →Plan, lead, monitor, adapt, and report on our engineering activities to make our support solution delivery successful and ensure the full range of in-service technical elements including maintenance, repair, software, hardware, processes and upgrades for all contracts and customers are addressed and managed
• →Plan and monitor engineering resource expenditure to ensure that resources are available and utilised within budget and in the most cost-effective manner
• →Responsible for reporting engineering performance both internally and externally, including
• →Summary of overall performance of contracts/services
• →Engineering Milestone status and adherence
• →Manage Key Technical Issues/Problems/Resolution
• →Manage Engineering Risk and Opportunity
• →Identification of opportunities to optimise the current business, or expand the business areas, through project scope increases or peripheral work streams
• →Maintain project compliance with the company policies and procedures, including life cycle management
• →Responsible for maintaining a positive working relationship across all internal and external stakeholders, and achieve Customer and Partner relationships and satisfaction through an understanding of their needs and drivers
• →Mentor and manage the performance and development of the engineering team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team
• →Identification and implementation of product, process and service improvements - with the focus on cost, performance and Customer/Partner satisfaction
• →Deliver on commitments made to both internal and external Customers and Partners.
• →Provide engineering solutions and estimates to current and future bid and proposal activities, including support to the design of new or improved support solutions to secure new business

• Proven leadership skills and experience in managing and motivating multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven communication & negotiation skills at all internal and external levels
• Knowledge and operation of multi-contractual support environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi company collaborations or partnered working environments and building strong trusted relationships
• Strong Engineering background with significant experience in development, production and support activities.

• Experience in certification and release of military equipment.
• Substantial analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated leader and team player capable of working with minimum direction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at different levels with international partners.
• Knowledge of general engineering lifecycle and business process
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder analysis into reports and presentations for delivery to customers & industry partners.
• Proven communication & negotiation skills at all internal and external levels
  Experience of multifunctional team management with skills and strength to supervise, coach, train and motivate teams.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting