Capability Lead - Systems Performance

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to 21.25%

Pension contribution up to 14% total

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

Cirrus Selection is seeking an experienced engineering leader in the United Kingdom to lead a growing specialist capability. You will own the vision, lead around a dozen engineers and shape the future of a critical technical area within the organisation.

You will drive recruitment, staff development and capacity planning while providing technical direction across projects and bids. A strong systems engineering background and stakeholder skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical or specialist engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering.
• Ability to develop people and build high-performing teams.
• Experience with recruitment, capacity planning or capability development.
• Confidence to provide technical direction on complex topics.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and grow a team of specialist engineers.
• Define and deliver the future vision for the capability.
• Manage recruitment, staff development, capacity planning and objectives.
• Provide pragmatic technical leadership across projects, bids and emerging areas.
• Apply your understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, customers and other engineering functions.
• Develop knowledge-sharing and best practice across the team.

Skills

People leadership

Systems engineering

Recruitment planning

Stakeholder management

Technical direction

Capacity planning

Job description

Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience | Excellent Bonus

Hybrid: 4 days per week on-site

Security: British Citizen

Lead a specialist engineering capability

A great opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to take ownership of a growing specialist team and shape the future of an important technical capability.

You will lead a team of around 12 engineers responsible for complex performance assessment, using advanced modelling, simulation and high-performance computing to understand system behaviour across a wide range of conditions.

Demand for the team's expertise is growing, so this is a chance to build, develop and expand a capability that is becoming increasingly important to the wider engineering organisation.

What you will be doing

• Lead, develop and grow a team of specialist engineers
• Define and deliver the future vision for the capability
• Manage recruitment, staff development, capacity planning and objectives
• Provide pragmatic technical leadership across projects, bids and emerging areas
• Apply your understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle
• Build strong relationships with project teams, customers and other engineering functions
• Develop knowledge-sharing and best practice across the team

What we are looking for

You will be an experienced engineering leader who can combine people leadership, technical credibility and strategic thinking.

You should have:

• Experience leading technical or specialist engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering
• The ability to develop people and build high-performing teams
• Experience with recruitment, capacity planning or capability development
• The confidence to provide technical direction on complex or emerging topics
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

If you are ready to lead people, develop technical capability and make a real impact, we would like to hear from you.

The package

• Company bonus up to 21.25%
• Pension contribution up to 14% total
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave
• Subsidised meals and free parking
• Healthcare Cash Plan

Security

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be Sole British Citizens and will be required to undergo UK security clearance checks to gain security clearance to a high level.