Principal Programme Engineering Manager (PPrEM)

NATS Limited; Prestwick; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading air navigation service provider in the UK is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead complex engineering projects and manage a team of Engineering Managers. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and experience in managing project delivery. The successful candidate will have strong decision-making abilities and skills in leading multidisciplinary teams. This position offers flexibility with the option for remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology discipline.
• Experience managing technical delivery of complex projects.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of engineering programmes.
• Manage a team of Engineering Managers.
• Ensure adherence to safety and ethical principles.

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External Job Description

NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year, providing air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Job Purpose
Lead the technical delivery of a large complex engineering programme or multiple projects for Critical National Infrastructure in the Air Traffic Management domain and line manage a team of Engineering Managers. This encompasses a range of technologies, software applications, and hardware infrastructure used for managing and controlling air traffic.

Dimensions

• Direct Line management of a team up to 10
• Manage work packages of 50 to 100 FTEs and technical management up to £50m pa of external capital spend over a 5-year period

Autonomy

• Ability to identify and resolve complex delivery challenges, showing excellent leadership and communication skills, having difficult conversations where needed while bringing teams and stakeholders with you.
• Ability to prioritise tasks in a portfolio of work packages, deploying resources to meet business priorities
• Ability to tailor project delivery processes to suit the complexity of the programme
• Ability to challenge technical project plans ensuring best practice and alignment with the NATS' safety, service and ethical principles.

Job Scope

• Lead a team of Project Engineering Managers (Systems Engineering Managers); including wellbeing, technical & personal development.
• Lead Continuous improvement of team's capability and processes, maintain knowledge of best practice and drive a consistent approach.
• Provide technical leadership support to Project / Programme Managers when interfacing with senior management and suppliers etc.
• Be the single point of escalation for engineering decisions on a portfolio of projects and programmes.
• Advocate NATS behaviours, in particular the leadership behaviours

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent RQF level 6 or SCQF level 10 qualification) in an Engineering or Technology discipline and have experience of managing the technical delivery of complex projects following industry best practice techniques (preferably in a safety related sector).
• As an alternative to the required qualification, the job holder may of completed structured engineering or technology training equivalent to the required qualification and have extensive experience.
• Ability and confidence to make critical decisions under challenging conditions balancing cost, quality & time
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams located across sites; including permanent & temporary staff and suppliers
• Ability to communicate with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Additional Vacancy Information

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS?

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. Find out more here.

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.
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