Engineering Delivery Lead - Defense Systems

Thales Group; North Cheriton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Private healthcare (grade dependent)

Pension scheme

Life cover

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Thales Group in the UK seeks a principal engineering delivery leader to provide direction, decision authority and support to the programme or bid. You will direct and manage the Engineering team to hit schedule, cost and quality targets, applying rigorous engineering processes across standards.

This role includes significant management responsibility for engineering strategy and design of the overall solution, coordinating with client and external teams, ensuring IVVQ, design checks and progress

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience delivering complex engineering solutions across lifecycle.
• Knowledge of IVVQ and safety/regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering delivery leadership for the programme or bid.
• Direct and manage the engineering team to hit schedule, cost and quality targets.
• Ensure engineering processes are applied to standards and regulations.
• Lead engineering strategy and design of the overall solution for the programme.
• Coordinate with client and external teams to integrate the solution.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project delivery

Safety assurance

Budget & schedule control

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Education

HND/Engineering Degree or equivalent

Job description

Thales Group in the UK seeks a principal engineering delivery leader to provide direction, decision authority and support to the programme or bid. You will direct and manage the Engineering team to hit schedule, cost and quality targets, applying rigorous engineering processes across standards.

This role includes significant management responsibility for engineering strategy and design of the overall solution, coordinating with client and external teams, ensuring IVVQ, design checks and progress