Project Engineering Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Training & development

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd, in Edinburgh, seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team across contracts, driving delivery, performance, and continuous improvement in support solutions for defence and civil customers.

You will manage budgets, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure lifecycle compliance while mentoring engineers and delivering on project commitments to internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills and experience in managing and motivating multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven communication & negotiation skills at all internal and external levels.
• Knowledge of multi-contractual support environment.
• Experience in collaboration across multiple companies and building trusted relationships.
• Strong engineering background with experience in development, production and support activities.
• Experience in certification and release of military equipment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self‑motivated leader and team player capable of working with minimum direction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at different levels with international partners.
• Knowledge of general engineering lifecycle and business processes.
• Coordinate multi‑stakeholder analysis into reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Be the Customer facing representative for engineering delivery to internal and external customers.
• Plan, lead, monitor, adapt and report on engineering activities to ensure successful delivery and address all technical elements.
• Monitor engineering resource expenditure to stay within budget and cost-effective.
• Report engineering performance internally and externally, including contract milestones.
• Manage technical issues, risks and opportunities and coordinate resolutions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and lifecycle management.
• Foster positive relationships with stakeholders and ensure customer/partner satisfaction.
• Mentor and develop the engineering team to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement product, process and service improvements for cost, performance and satisfaction.
• Provide engineering solutions and estimates for bids and future proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Description

Your Impact At Leonardo, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineering Manager (PEM) to join our team within the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) line of business. CS3 operates across the UK, providing innovative and invaluable support solutions to our customers in the Land, Sea and Air domains. We help to ensure the availability of front-line capability wherever and whenever required for military defence and civil customers. This role will support various areas within CS3 as required by the business needs including but not limited to Service Delivery, and Product and Maintenance Repair Operations (P&MRO). As a PEM you will lead and manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team controlling, reporting and supporting on a number of different projects. You will be critical to our success and responsible for creating a supportive environment that motivates our engineering teams.

What you’ll do as a Project Engineering Manager

Be the Customer facing representative for engineering delivery both internal customers and external customers

Plan, lead, monitor, adapt, and report on our engineering activities to make our support solution delivery successful and ensure the full range of in-service technical elements including maintenance, repair, software, hardware, processes and upgrades for all contracts and customers are addressed and managed

Plan and monitor engineering resource expenditure to ensure that resources are available and utilised within budget and in the most cost-effective manner

Responsible for reporting engineering performance both internally and externally, including Summary of overall performance of contracts/services Engineering Milestone status and adherence

Manage Key Technical Issues/Problems/Resolution

Manage Engineering Risk and Opportunity Identification of opportunities to optimise the current business, or expand the business areas, through project scope increases or peripheral work streams

Maintain project compliance with the company policies and procedures, including life cycle management

Responsible for maintaining a positive working relationship across all internal and external stakeholders, and achieve Customer and Partner relationships and satisfaction through an understanding of their needs and drivers

Mentor and manage the performance and development of the engineering team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team

Identification and implementation of product, process and service improvements - with the focus on cost, performance and Customer/Partner satisfaction

Deliver on commitments made to both internal and external Customers and Partners.

Provide engineering solutions and estimates to current and future bid and proposal activities, including support to the design of new or improved support solutions to secure new business

What you’ll bring

Proven leadership skills and experience in managing and motivating multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed teams.

Proven communication & negotiation skills at all internal and external levels

Knowledge and operation of multi-contractual support environment.

Demonstrated ability to work in multi company collaborations or partnered working environments and building strong trusted relationships

Strong Engineering background with significant experience in development, production and support activities.

Experience in certification and release of military equipment.

Substantial analytical and problem-solving skills

Self‑motivated leader and team player capable of working with minimum direction.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at different levels with international partners.

Knowledge of general engineering lifecycle and business process

Coordinate multi‑stakeholder analysis into reports and presentations for delivery to customers & industry partners.

Proven communication & negotiation skills at all internal and external levels

Experience of multifunctional team management with skills and strength to supervise, coach, train and motivate teams.

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

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work‑life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

Benefits

• 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.

About Leonardo

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. #LI-LE1 Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh 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!