Engineering Delivery Lead

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Engineering Delivery Lead to join a Systems Engineering team, managing Portfolio engineering activities across a Complex Weapons Portfolio, offering exposure to the full product lifecycle from early concept studies to series production and in-service support.

This role combines technical understanding with broader business delivery, supporting major Portfolio decisions and helping steer the shape of the UK product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing Portfolio engineering activities associated with the delivery of the Complex Weapons Portfolio, including technical risks, obsolescence and engineering commonality

• Using your knowledge and experience to help steer and shape the delivery of the UK portfolio of products

• Developing and implementing new ways of working, building on past successes with the freedom to innovate

• Working with projects to improve the efficiency of Commonality, Modularity & Reuse, and reduce hardships

• Reviewing predicted and measured benefits to ensure realism from an engineering point of view

• Working with internal teams to ensure programme plans for dependencies exist

• Acting as the point of contact between Functions, Equipment Teams, Centres of Excellence and the Portfolio as risks or issues arise

• Ensuring solutions for portfolio obsolescence removal do not affect established dependencies

The ideal candidate would have:

• Exposure to wider Portfolio factors such as financial efficiencies, operational performance, exportability and Freedom of Action to the UK MoD

• Experience influencing senior stakeholders, including MOD and senior internal management

The ideal candidate must have:

• Significant experience in an engineering discipline, with a good understanding of product lifecycle including the design and development process for electro-mechanical equipment

• The ability to work with, influence, and challenge where required, including senior MOD and internal management

• A flexible mindset, able to tackle problems and develop genuinely innovative solutions for design challenges

• Ability to understand sophisticated technical problems, often with a high degree of uncertainty, complexity and inconsistency

• Effective prioritisation skills when presented with issues from multiple projects

• Ability to concisely summarise multi-faceted problems and influence, lead and empower teams positively

This position offers a lucrative benefits package, which includes but is not limited to:

• Company bonus scheme, based on company performance

• Strong employer pension contribution

• Opportunity for paid overtime

• Generous flexi leave allowance, with additional days available

• Flexible working arrangements welcomed

• Enhanced parental leave, covering maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave, plus neonatal leave and fertility testing/treatment support

• Excellent on-site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking

• Healthcare Cash Plan, with cash back available on everyday healthcare expenses

If this role looks like your next challenge, please contact Jack ASAP or apply via this advert!

Please note that due to the nature of the client's business, only candidates who currently hold full British Citizenship (without limitations) / Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.

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