Senior Rail Systems Delivery Lead

Hitachi Rail Limited; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Hitachi Rail Limited in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering Delivery Manager to lead engineering across the Light Rail Portfolio, including Manchester Metro-Link upgrades and upcoming UK opportunities. The role requires strong technical leadership, governance, and portfolio delivery oversight with close collaboration with international teams and UK field engineers.

You will drive standardised engineering approaches, ensure quality across software and hardware, and mentor the engineering team

Qualificações

• Proven experience in systems engineering management within rail or infrastructure projects.
• Experience of growing and scaling portfolio of projects in line with business needs.
• Experience and knowledge of whole systems engineering lifecycles for large complex systems.
• A breadth of experience and competence across engineering disciplines.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, motivation and inter-personal skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and oversee the engineering projects within the portfolio from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, on budget, and in accordance with the defined tools, practices and processes.
• Lead and oversee the delivery of the engineering scope within our bids and business development activities.
• Develop and own the engineering approach across the portfolio of Light Rail projects within the UK – ensuring consistency and efficiency.
• Ensure that engineering projects meet high-quality standards and adhere to best practices in software and hardware development.
• Be visible and influential with our international teams and the customer, building trust, credibility and collaboration.
• Support the development and growth of the engineering team within the Light Rail Portfolio.
• Identify potential project risks and opportunities. Develop mitigation/exploitation strategies to ensure project success.
• Support portfolio meetings and provide technical input to schedule updates and narrative comments.
• Track and manage Contract Deliverables, acting as the main point of contact for customer engineering and technical concerns and assurance documentation.
• Maintain and evolve the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) and associated WBS/OBS documentation.
• Offer technical support to contractors and lead 1-to-1 sessions with customers to resolve emergent technical issues.
• Own and coordinate solution level engineering gate reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR) throughout the engineering lifecycle
• Support programme reporting (PMR, KPI packs), internal/external technical meetings, and quality assurance reviews.

Conhecimentos

Systems engineering management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Technical coordination

Ferramentas

ASITE

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Descrição da oferta de emprego

Hitachi Rail Limited in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering Delivery Manager to lead engineering across the Light Rail Portfolio, including Manchester Metro-Link upgrades and upcoming UK opportunities. The role requires strong technical leadership, governance, and portfolio delivery oversight with close collaboration with international teams and UK field engineers.

You will drive standardised engineering approaches, ensure quality across software and hardware, and mentor the engineering team