Engineering Manager – Project Engineering Management (AUKUS Programme Interface)

baesystems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Hybrid working

Job summary

BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness seeks an Engineering Manager – SPIO to lead the Submarines Engineering Interface for the AUKUS programme, coordinating UK/Australia teams across engineering, build, test, supply chain and governance. You will manage technical risks and ensure alignment with customer and contractual obligations.

The role reports to the PEM S&I and supports the Head of AUKUS Delivery, with travel to customer sites and relocation support offered where eligible.

Qualifications

• Understanding of UK Submarines operations spanning Engineering, PM, Commercial and Supply Chain.
• Experience in governance and stakeholder management on complex international programmes.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple organisations and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering management for SPIO, coordinating multi-national and multi-disciplined teams.
• Interface with internal/external stakeholders to satisfy programme requirements.
• Drive engineering planning, risk management and process improvements.
• Resolve conflicts between functions and ensure best-for-programme outcomes.

Skills

Submarine operations

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Engineering governance

Systems thinking

Senior stakeholder comms

Education

Nuclear submarine delivery

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Engineering Manager – Project Engineering Management (AUKUS Programme Interface)

The Engineering Manager – SPIO is the Submarines Engineering Lead dedicated to providing industry support in the establishment and operation of the SSN AUKUS Programme Interface Office (SPIO), a collaborative Government and Industry programme interface function. The role will report to the Principal Engineering Manager – AUKUS Strategy & Integration (PEM S&I) and will support the Head of AUKUS Delivery - SDA.

The core focus of the role will be supporting the coordination and integration of multi-national/multi-disciplined/multi-function teams encompassing Engineering, Build, Test & Commissioning, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, IM&T and supporting Core Functions. You will take on leadership of engineering functional management within the context.

You will support the PEM S&I in the determination and delivery of the solutions and outputs to meet internal customer, external customer and contractual obligations; management of risks to quality, timeliness and specification of the engineering approach to support the Australian Shipbuilder including resolution of engineering related conflicts between functions, disciplines, systems and capabilities.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems through exposure to a diverse range of our business operations and enterprise partners.

What we’re looking for in you:

The SPIO and the Engineering element to it are very much at the heart of the overall AUKUS Programme and the management of relationships between UK and Australia and the separate parties in Industry and Customer. The Engineering lead will need to exhibit the skills and behaviours to develop the right arrangements to arbitrate and coordinate demands between all parties on a best for programme basis.

You will need to be able to operate at a Senior Level, typically liaising with and briefing the Programme Director and Technical Directors across Submarines and Partner Organisations.

Your main responsibilities as Engineering Manager – SPIO will be to:

• Collaborate with the UK MOD, BAE SYSTEMS Submarines, ASA and Australian Submarine Builders Leadership Teams to develop appropriate Operating Models and Solutions for the SPIO (in particular the Technical/Engineering aspects of that) to manage demands and dependencies between all 4 Parties.
• Interface and influence internal and external (customer and other stakeholders) such that the evolving AUKUS programme interface supports the requirements and specifications for industry.
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager – AUKUS Support Implementation of the required processes and tools needed for the successful operation of the SPIO and the successful interfacing of the two National Programmes.
• Perform appropriate engineering planning, management and review activities.
• Ensure all technical risks and opportunities are captured
• Review the processes and procedures within the span of control to reduce waste, improve efficiency and establish a dynamic and flexible best in class capability.
• Uphold the principles of the Common Design and support the resolution of conflicts and integration issues that occur through development and delivery phases.
• Implement appropriately tailored application of Corporate and Business policies and standard processes embodying those in the Policies (to be established) for the SPIO itself.

Your skills and qualifications:

• Understanding of UK Submarines operations encompassing Engineering, Programme Management, Commercial, Supply Chain, Build, Support and/or other functions to enable advice to SPIO management on the correct course of action to take for any topic arising for SPIO attention.
• Knowledge and expertise of the Engineering role within Nuclear Submarine Delivery
• Knowledge and expertise of Engineering Governance and Stakeholder Management on International Programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of the engineering lifecycle with strong experience of programme mobilisation.
• Experience working across complex programme, engineering and stakeholder interfaces to coordinate delivery across multiple organisations.
• An ability to communicate with Senior Stakeholders within Industry and Government.
• Demonstrable experience in enterprise integration or multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• An ability to develop and progress strong collaborative relationships across multiple stakeholder groups with potentially differing outlooks and aspirations
• An ability to navigate and influence complex/conflicting requirements and solution to create a 'Best for Programme' outcome.
• A Systems and Enterprise Mindset.

Location:

Barrow with fortnightly travel to the customer site in Abbeywood. (Filton could be considered as a contractual site for southern-based candidates however this is subject to HR approval and Filton as a contractual site cannot be guaranteed at this stage.)

Grade:

GG12

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Maritime – Submarines

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

SSNA is the replacement submarine to the Astute class, and is the third major submarine programme being undertaken for the Royal Navy. SSNA will be the largest Attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy and it is the core submarine at the heart of the AUKUS tri-national security pact that will deliver world class capability in the late 2030s and beyond.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.