Engineering Delivery Lead — Half‑Day Fridays

Owen Thomas B Corp; Templecombe; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Volunteer days

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Thales in Templecombe, UK is seeking an Engineering Delivery Manager to lead the engineering delivery for the Under Water Systems programme. You will guide the engineering team, ensure adherence to processes, and manage schedule, cost and quality targets to deliver the Engineering solution on time.

The role requires strong leadership, multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and a pragmatic approach to complex projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive multidisciplinary engineering experience.
• Ability to develop innovative and low risk engineering strategies.
• Strong knowledge of engineering project delivery and processes.
• Proven team leadership and stakeholder management.
• Solid analytical skills for data-driven decisions.
• Safety and safety assurance focus in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the overall engineering strategy, plan and implementation for the programme.
• Provide technical and engineering leadership to the project team.
• Ensure timely production of requirements and certification activities.
• Coordinate design, documentation and approvals for business sign-off.
• Interface with client engineering teams and external parties for integration.
• Oversee cost and time estimates, risks and opportunities, and change control.
• Support Programme Director on change management and progress measurement.
• Ensure team competence and development across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Engineering expertise

Innovative engineering strategy

Project delivery processes

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Safety assurance

Project management

Budget & scheduling

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Thales in Templecombe, UK is seeking an Engineering Delivery Manager to lead the engineering delivery for the Under Water Systems programme. You will guide the engineering team, ensure adherence to processes, and manage schedule, cost and quality targets to deliver the Engineering solution on time.

The role requires strong leadership, multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and a pragmatic approach to complex projects.