Project Engineering Manager (PEM)

globalhr; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

25 days holiday

Bonus scheme

Flexible Benefits

Hybrid/Remote working

Job summary

globalhr is seeking a Project Engineering Manager in the UK to lead an engineering team delivering advanced Air Traffic Management systems. The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic delivery across global customers, requiring strong cross-functional collaboration and a focus on technical excellence and profitable delivery.

You will steer multi-discipline teams, manage development plans, and liaise with customers and Design Authority to maintain system integrity while controlling risk,

Qualifications

• Proven delivery of complex multi-disciplined development programmes.
• Extensive systems engineering experience guiding high-performance teams.
• Strong financial management and programme impact awareness.
• Strategic leadership with stakeholder relationship skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Broad technical background in systems design and integration.
• Knowledge of software development and delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership of a multi disciplined team delivering global sensors and weapons products and services.
• Generate / coordinate Engineering development plans aligned to programme needs.
• Work package management with planning, tracking and KPI reporting.
• External technical contact and liaison for key internal and external customers with status reporting.
• Close liaison with Design Authority to ensure technical integrity of programmes.
• Risk and Change Management for all engineering deliverables including planning and mitigations.
• Manage programme baseline schedule and costs using earned value techniques.
• Direct and indirect team management across disciplines including resource planning and performance management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Financial management

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Independent work

Team collaboration

Software development knowledge

Education

BSc / BEng in Engineering, Science, or Aeronautical Engineering

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-01

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Project Engineering Manager

Harlow, Hybrid (3 days a week onsite)

SC eligible

Summary of Role:

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge, working as part of an experienced integrated programme team, in a customer focussed delivery Environment? Do you relish the opportunity to lead and develop a high performing, cross functional technical team, to drive continuous improvement to their technical delivery and innovation into our products? Are you comfortable in leading technical engagements with culturally diverse customers and leading an experienced Engineering team, to achieve technical excellence and profitable delivery? If so, then you may be what we're looking for.

We are currently recruiting for a Project Engineering Manager to join our Air Traffic Management Systems team for the delivery of class leading new and upgraded systems to a global base of customers

Main Duties:

As the key IPT (Integrated Programme Team) member for engineering for one or more of our projects, your main duties would include:

• Engineering leadership of a multi disciplined team of technical experts, responsible for the technical development and delivery of global sensors and weapons products and services to various customers around the world.
• Generation / Coordination of the Engineering development plans, execution against Raytheon's standards and gating model, and aligned to the overall Programme's needs from early bid phase through to final delivery
• Work package management for the team including planning, tracking, and reporting of key performance indicators for the work to be performed, working collaboratively with the Programme Manager and rest of the Integrated Programme Team.
• External technical first point of contact and liaison for key internal and external customer organisations, including regular reporting of status using agreed methods and measures
• Close liaison with Design Authority to ensure technical integrity of programmes
• Risk and Change Management for all engineering deliverables, including effective planning, mitigations and monitoring to reduction of risk or closure
• Management and delivery adherence to the programme baseline schedule and costs, using 'earned value' techniques.
• Direct and Indirect team management across disciplines, including resource planning, performance goal setting, reward, recognition and timesheets

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

• Proven expertise in managing delivery of complex multi-disciplined development programmes, using discretion in tailoring effectively to meet challenging programme needs.
• Extensive experience in systems engineering and guidance of multidiscipline, high-performance teams (cross-functional experience highly desirable) through engineering development cycle.
• Clear understanding of financial management and impacts on programmes
• Demonstrated competency for strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management.
• Demonstrated competency in relating efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Proven ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team and ability to adviseprogramme teams and stakeholders.
• Broad based technical background with experience in systems design and integration.
• Knowledge of software development and delivery methodologies
• BSc / BEng. in Engineering, Science, or Aeronautical Engineering.

Desirable:

• Experience within UK/US International defence industry or similar adjacent industry

Benefits:

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

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