Engineering Delivery Manager

Expleo Group; Cheadle; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

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ExpleoAcademy

Competitive company benefits

Collaborative working environment

Descrizione del lavoro

Expleo is seeking an Engineering Delivery Manager to provide principal engineering leadership, direction and decision authority on a programme or bid. You will direct and manage the Engineering team to meet schedule, cost, safety and quality targets, ensuring correct application of engineering processes to rail projects.

The role requires RAIl experience and a track record of delivering large, complex systems with high reliability.

Competenze

• Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent.
• RAIL industry experience is a MUST.
• Proven ability to lead, manage and coach a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Mansioni

• Lead engineering projects from initiation to completion within scope, time and budget.
• Define objectives, requirements and success criteria with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and resources.
• Foster safety, collaboration and efficiency across teams.
• Mentor and guide team members, removing obstacles to success.
• Collaborate with product/project managers to prioritise deliverables.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring and coaching

Strategic delivery

RAIL industry experience

Formazione

Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

As an Engineering Delivery Manger, you provide the principle engineering delivery leadership, direction, decision authority and support to the programme or bid. You will direct and manage the Engineering team on project or bid to achieve company objectives in terms of programme schedule, financial, safety and quality targets and to ensure that the Engineering Processes are applied correctly and appropriately on the project to company, legislative, regulatory and international standards, MUST have RAIL experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the engineering project(s) from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Define project objectives, requirements, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Create culture around safety, collaboration and efficiency.
• Build and manage high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Mentor and guide team members, providing technical guidance and removing obstacles to their success.
• Set operational objectives and conduct performance evaluations for team members.
• Work with the Engineering Functional Teams to ensure that the programme’s Engineering team are competent, developed to their full potential, mobilised and released in a timely and planned manner.
• Support and assist the Engineering Functional Teams to strengthen the businesses engineering capabilities and competencies.
• Act as the primary point of contact between engineering teams and stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues.
• Collaborate with product/project managers and business leaders to prioritise project deliverables based on business goals and customer needs.
• Be visible and influential with the customer, building trust, credibility and collaboration.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Proactively address challenges and roadblocks that may impact project timelines or quality.
• Ensure that engineering projects meet high-quality standards and adhere to best practices in software and hardware development.
• Implement and maintain quality assurance processes and testing methodologies.
• Ensure that any Corrective Actions and Observations related to the engineering delivery and solutions are closed in a timely and complete manner.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering teams, promoting efficiency and innovation.
• Evaluate and implement tools, processes, and methodologies to enhance project delivery.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent

Essential skills

• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, motivation and inter-personal skills.
• Strong leadership capability – with ability to build and sustain strong working relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, mentor and coach a diverse team.
• Ability to deliver a strategy for the multi-disciplinary Engineering team.
• RAIL Industry Experience a MUST

Experience

• Systems and technical experience covering all aspects of the project and product lifecycle.
• A proven record of on-budget, on-time delivery, whilst maximising margin and delighting the customer.
• A proven record of managing effective teams, tackling under performance, recognising success and developing talent.
• Experience and knowledge of whole systems engineering lifecycles for large complex systems.
• Technical/project experience in critical control systems engineering and/or safety critical systems.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive