Project Engineering Lead

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is seeking a Project Engineering Lead to guide a multi-disciplinary engineering team. The role involves managing engineering delivery activities, collaborating with project stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality project outcomes. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing or leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex projects.
• Experience working on defence projects is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, able to build rapport with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering delivery activities, ensuring successful completion to agreed time, cost, and quality targets.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers and System Design Authorities to align engineering work with project objectives.
• Manage work packages, including planning, estimation, and risk identification.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Work package management

Cost and schedule management

Systems engineering

Education

Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Experience working on defence projects

Job description

Job Title: Project Engineering Lead

Location:

West London or Dorset (Hybrid working, average 3 days onsite, with occasional UK travel)

About the Role:

Our client is expanding their engineering leadership and has several exciting opportunities for experienced Project Engineering Leads to join their teams.

As a Project Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in delivering engineering projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Working closely with the Project Manager and System Design Authority, you will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, managing a clearly defined scope of work through all stages of the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage engineering delivery activities, ensuring successful completion to agreed time, cost, and quality targets.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers and System Design Authorities to align engineering work with project objectives.
• Manage work packages, including planning, estimation, risk identification, and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain engineering plans that clearly identify dependencies, assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversee engineering design gate reviews from initial bid through to production readiness.
• Ensure robust configuration and change management processes are followed.
• Foster effective communication and build strong relationships within your team and with wider stakeholders.
• Provide systems engineering expertise across electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines.
• Support the professional development and performance management of your team.

What They're Looking For:

• Proven experience managing or leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex projects.
• Strong background in work package management, ideally from requirements gathering through to production.
• Experience working on defence projects is highly desirable.
• Skilled in engineering estimation and resource planning.
• Understanding of project design gates and lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of configuration and change management best practices.
• Systems engineering experience with an understanding of electrical, mechanical, and software engineering principles.
• Excellent communication skills, able to build rapport with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Why Join Our Client?

Join a dynamic and growing engineering team, where your leadership will directly impact the successful delivery of cutting-edge projects in a collaborative and supportive environment!

Please contact me for further details!

Desired Skills and Experience:

Project Engineering Lead, PEL, Systems, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Leadership, Multi-disciplinary teams, collaboration, work package management, cost and schedule management.