Maritime Systems Project Engineer & Technical Lead

OSI Maritime Systems Ltd.; Waterlooville; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative culture

Diversity, equity & inclusion

Growth opportunities

Competitive benefits

Job summary

OSI Maritime Systems (UK) seeks a Project Engineer to lead the project technical team in delivering OSI systems on time and within budget from Waterlooville, UK. You will act as the primary technical contact with the customer and manage resources, risks and cost estimates across the project lifecycle.

The role requires an engineering degree, 3+ years in complex system design, and proven leadership with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Technical degree (Eng. CsC etc.) with 3+ years in complex system design and delivery, including 1 year as a team lead.
• Ability to engage with and lead all engineering and technical disciplines.
• In-depth understanding of the project delivery life cycle within defense procurement.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills on multiple levels.
• Excellent design knowledge and ability to perform cost/capability trade-off decisions.
• Fosters an inclusive working environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated influencing and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the project technical team to deliver a compliant solution on budget and on schedule.
• Defines work packages, reviews and controls them.
• Primary technical point of contact with the customer.
• Identifies required project technical resources.
• Responsible for risk management for the technical elements of the project.
• Costs estimation during the proposal stage.
• Collaborates with the PM to develop project objectives by reviewing proposals and plans.
• Allocates project responsibilities by identifying phases/elements and assigning roles; reviews bids from contractors.
• Chairs customer-facing technical reviews with the PM.
• Synthesizes project schedule by considering plan and specifications; calculates labour requirements; sequences elements.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring progress; coordinating activities; reviewing and approving engineering/technical documents.
• Technical authority on all engineering/technical matters; reviews design/schedule changes and recommends actions.
• Monitors compliance to codes, QA/QC policies, standards and security.
• Provides input to status reports and recommends actions.
• Maintains quality, security and safety by ensuring procedures are followed.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

OSI Maritime Systems (UK) seeks a Project Engineer to lead the project technical team in delivering OSI systems on time and within budget from Waterlooville, UK. You will act as the primary technical contact with the customer and manage resources, risks and cost estimates across the project lifecycle.

The role requires an engineering degree, 3+ years in complex system design, and proven leadership with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.