Project Engineering Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Coursera & LinkedIn Learning

Refer a friend

Flexible benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Basildon seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead software delivery across several programmes, spanning requirements to acceptance. You will shape delivery methods from model-driven code generation to hand-coding, building strong relationships with engineering leads and partners, while ensuring resources and schedules are realistic and project risks are managed.

You will also drive planning, reporting, and bid input, with a focus on performance, cost and timely results in a

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in an engineering-related subject or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience leading Software engineering teams in complex projects.
• Experience with code generation and model-driven development is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a dynamic software engineering team across multiple programmes.
• Collaborate with projects to deliver software on time, cost and performance.
• Develop engineering plans with milestones, risks, and interdependencies.
• Review project engineering positions and adapt plans to mitigate costs/schedules.
• Prepare and communicate monthly engineering status reports.
• Coordinate engineering input into bids as part of business winning.
• Line-manage Software Engineers and System Modellers.

Skills

Leadership of software teams

Jira in Agile

Software engineering lifecycle

The MathWorks toolset

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

The MathWorks

Job description

Job Description: Your Impact Due to growth within the Precision Guidance business area we have a requirement for an additional Project Engineering Manager to deliver our modelling and software activities across a number of key programmes. Reporting to the Head of Engineering Projects, you will hold personal responsibility for the leadership of software development, from Requirements through to Acceptance. You will work with stakeholders to define software delivery methods ranging from model-driven code generation through to hand-coding. Project Engineering Managers build strong relationships with Engineering Functional Leads and/or external partners to ensure the resourcing plans within the team they lead are realistic and any issues arising are resolved swiftly. The role requires a candidate who is self-motivated and enthusiastic, with strong leadership and behavioural skills. The ability to foster and develop effective working relationships is key to ensure engineers perform to the levels required of the project. A strong commercial and business awareness is also essential to ensure that the engineering effort is managed effectively for each given project, delighting the customer and ensuring project success.

Key Responsibility Areas

• The management of a dynamic Software engineering team.
• Working closely with the Projects to deliver their software to time, cost and performance budgets.
• The generation of clear and relevant engineering plans, establishing key milestones and identifying risks, opportunities and interdependencies.
• Reviewing the current engineering positions on projects, and adapting plans as required to mitigate risks to either cost, schedule or performance budgets.
• The preparation and communication of monthly engineering status reports
• The coordination of engineering input into bids as part of the business winning process.
• Line management of a team of Software Engineers and System Modellers.

What you'll Bring

• Educated to a degree level in an engineering-related subject - or equivalent experience (essential)
• Significant previous experience of leading Software engineering teams, including the effective use of Jira in an agile development environment (essential)
• Strong understanding and proven track record of the software engineering lifecycle and processes on technically complex development projects (essential)
• Experience with The Mathworks toolset, including code generation (desirable)
• Experience of working within the defence industry (desirable)

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands.

The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market.

Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security.

Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK.

Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.

We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers.

If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location: GB - Basildon Contract Type: Permanent Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo.

The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!