MEP (Major Equipment Procurement) Technology Transfer Delivery Manager

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor is seeking a Delivery Manager to manage Technology Transfer projects from suppliers to clients. This role involves ensuring timely delivery, maintaining quality standards, and obtaining required export authorizations. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and experience in project management. A degree in Business or Project Management is ideal. The position involves regular interaction with multiple stakeholders and may require international travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Management, Offset Management or Technology Transfer is preferred.
• Able to work on multiple activities simultaneously.
• Experience dealing with non-UK nationals and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of Technology Transfer projects to schedule, cost and quality.
• Ensure all Export Control authorizations are obtained.
• Draft reports on the progress of Transfer Packages.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Flexibility

Teamwork

Project Management

Education

Degree in Business or Project Management

Tools

Gantt charts

Resource plans

Job description

Role Overview

Major Equipment Procurement (MEP) focus on the sourcing, contracting, supply and licensing of bespoke high value / high complexity sub-systems needed to deliver world leading defence capabilities for our Customers. The MEP Export Strategy & Industrial Participation team focus on developing and delivering technology transfer to support both Offset propositions and licensed manufacture between our MEP Suppliers and our Customers industrial base. The Delivery Manager role is primarily devoted to the delivery of a small to medium industrial transfer project from an MEP supplier to an MBDA customers Transfer Recipient or supporting a Senior Delivery Manager/Delivery Executive to deliver a large industrial transfer project or a number of transfer projects in support of an MBDA contractual obligation. Upon joining our team, you will undertake a role as a Delivery manager with responsibility for delivering subsystem Technology Transfer packages from our MEP Supply base to one of our largest export customer's industrial base, in order to enable the customers industry (Transfer Recipient) to manufacture subsystems under license.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the delivery to the Customers Transfer Recipient of small to medium Technology Transfer projects by our MEP Suppliers to schedule, cost and quality.
• Maintenance of Transfer Recipient facing Statement of Work, including maintenance of the topicality of all deliverables and furnished items as well as minor updates.
• Ensuring that all Export Control authorisations, End User Undertakings, Licences etc. for export of deliveries (services, documents and hardware) to the Transfer Recipient have been obtained in due time avoiding delays to programmes.
• Preparation and drafting of reports of progress of Transfer Packages, including drafting status reports (e.g. Quarterly) based on detailed inputs (e.g. Monthly reports, Suppliers updates, procurement reports etc.).
• Ensuring that (working with a Project Controller), relevant Project plans are updated including preparation of input data and status information.
• Arranging regular reviews of planned activities and planned resources vs. actual delivery and utilisation.
• Managing status reports on MEP suppliers Technology Transfer Activities.
• Organization and attendance at Transfer Project Progress reviews / meetings between MBDA and the Transfer Recipient supported by the MEP Suppliers, including taking and agreeing formal Minutes of Meeting (working with all stakeholders) as directed by Senior Delivery Manager/Delivery Executive.
• Ensure that documents produced during Transfer Package delivery are agreed by stakeholders and archived within MBDA document management system.
• Awareness of key relationships with Transfer Recipient personnel and key MEP Supplier personnel - and maintaining relationship with peers at MBDA, Transfer Recipients and Suppliers.
• Tasking internal Technical, Quality, Operations and Programmes resources as required to accept deliveries from MEP Suppliers locally or at Transfer Recipients premises.
• Preparing and maintaining Transfer Project risk and opportunity registers and budgets.
• Administering the appropriate internal systems to ensure the criteria are met for the receipt from the Transfer Recipient and payment onto the MEP supplier of Intellectual Property Licences Fees and Royalties.
• Supporting MEP Project Procurement personnel in the negotiation and management of subcontracts with MEP Suppliers in relation to the Transfer of Technology to achieve robust sub-contracts.
• Reporting of progress of all aspects of Transfer Projects performance up to Senior Executive Level.

Qualifications & Experience

• A self-starting individual who is flexible, adaptable and comfortable working within environment associated Technology Transfer, where existing MBDA business processes are often ambiguous.
• A curious individual with a naturally enquiring mind, able to question requirements, explore options and identify novel ideas and solutions.
• A tenacious individual comfortable with problem solving in a challenging commercial environment able to ask and answer difficult questions.
• A confident individual with excellent communication and presentation skills, you should be confident presenting to a room of internal and external stakeholders.
• A team player capable of influencing and managing multiple relationships, you should also be comfortable working and travelling autonomously at short notice to a range of European destinations.
• An assertive individual with a can-do attitude who continually seeks way to maximise on opportunities - you will need to analyse situations and be adept at understanding and presenting different possibilities, balancing risk.
• An individual able to work on multiple activities simultaneously and self-prioritise according to the business needs.
• Ideally Degree level academic qualifications (Business, Project Management) or experience in Project Management, Offset Management or Technology Transfer.
• Experience in the use of common Project Management techniques such as Gantt charts, resource plans and schedule risk analysis.
• An understanding and experience of dealing with non-UK nationals and culture sensitivities.
• An understanding of commercial constructs associated with Technology Transfer including contracts (prime and sub), Requests for Quotations, Statement of Works, Technical Requirement Specifications, Intellectual Property valuation and Licensing (Royalties and Fees) etc.
• An understanding of Intellectual Property, and how it should be protected, is desirable.
• Experience in managing multi-national Export Control issues.