Engineering Delivery Manager

Groupe SII; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SII UK is seeking an experienced Engineering Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of complex engineering programmes across electronics, hardware, systems and firmware domains. You will bridge engineering teams with programme leadership to ensure plans meet cost, schedule and quality targets.

You will own integrated engineering plans, manage dependencies, drive lifecycle gates, and report progress to senior stakeholders while supporting bid activities with cost estimation.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering delivery within complex programmes.
• Hands-on experience in electronics, hardware, systems or firmware.
• Strong systems engineering lifecycle understanding.
• Proven cost, schedule, delivery performance management.
• Experience with planning tools (MS Project, Primavera, EVM).
• Leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Integration planning and dependencies management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Experience in regulated environments (defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear).

Responsibilities

• Own delivery to cost, schedule, performance and quality targets.
• Define and manage engineering work packages with milestones.
• Develop integrated plans with dependencies and critical paths.
• Lead delivery across requirements, design, integration, verification.
• Coordinate design and lifecycle reviews and gates.
• Provide reporting to programme and senior stakeholders.
• Support bid activities with engineering planning and cost estimation.

Skills

Engineering delivery

Project management

Work package management

Systems engineering

Cost control

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Integration planning

Regulated environments

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

EVM tools

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) to lead the delivery of complex engineering programmes. This role sits at the heart of programme execution, ensuring that engineering activities are delivered on time, within cost, and to the required quality standards.

You will act as the bridge between engineering teams and programme leadership, taking ownership of planning, coordination, and delivery performance across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own delivery of engineering scope to cost, schedule, performance, and quality targets
• Define and manage engineering work packages, including scope, deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria
• Develop and maintain integrated engineering plans, including dependencies, critical paths, and cross-discipline coordination
• Lead engineering delivery across the full lifecycle, including requirements, design, integration, verification, validation, and qualification
• Coordinate and lead design reviews, technical reviews, and lifecycle gates
• Ensure delivery of engineering artefacts, including Engineering Management Plans, review documentation, and lifecycle evidence
• Lead integration planning and execution across systems, software, and hardware domains
• Monitor delivery performance using engineering metrics and drive corrective actions
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and delivery dependencies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage engagement with key stakeholders
• Provide clear and concise reporting to programme and senior stakeholders
• Support bid and proposal activities with engineering planning and cost estimation

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in engineering delivery, project management, or work package management within complex programmes
• Previous hands on engineering experience in: electronics, hardware, systems or firmware engineering
• Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle and integration challenges
• Demonstrable experience managing cost, schedule, and delivery performance
• Experience using planning and control tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera, EVM tools
• Demonstrated background in leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Proven capability in integration planning and execution, including managing dependencies and ensuring readiness for integration and verification activities
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within configuration-controlled, safety-critical, or regulated engineering environments (e.g. defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear)

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches
• Knowledge of Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Understanding of risk management and safety/security considerations

With five strategic offices in Belfast, Chester, Farnborough, London and Oxford, we work in partnership with our customers UK-wide to deliver high-impact engineering solutions.

SII UK is a trusted Aerospace and Defence engineering partner, supporting the delivery of complex, mission-critical programmes while helping to shape the future of innovation across next-generation systems and technologies.

Our teams contribute daily to creating a fulfilling, stimulating and career development focused work environment.

True to our human-centred values, we are committed to making SII UK a Great Place To Work®, having been certified 5 years running.

Joining SII UK means being part of our collective goals, guided by our mission “Let’s Tech Together,” and helping to build a digital future that is sustainable, at the heart of an environment that values learning & collaboration.

Who are we?

With five strategic offices in Belfast, Chester, Farnborough, London and Oxford, we work in partnership with our customers UK-wide to deliver high-impact engineering solutions.

SII UK is a trusted Aerospace and Defence engineering partner, supporting the delivery of complex, mission-critical programmes while helping to shape the future of innovation across next-generation systems and technologies.

Our teams contribute daily to creating a fulfilling, stimulating and career development focused work environment.

True to our human-centred values, we are committed to making SII UK a Great Place To Work®, having been certified 5 years running.

Joining SII UK means being part of our collective goals, guided by our mission “Let’s Tech Together,” and helping to build a digital future that is sustainable, at the heart of an environment that values learning & collaboration.