Strategic Delivery Leader, Engineering & Alignment

Ford & Stanley Select; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Ford & Stanley Executive Search in the North of England seeks a Head of Strategy & Alignment to lead the engineering function's strategic delivery. You will oversee a programme of initiatives and align them with organisational goals, reporting to the Engineering Director.

You will unify multiple engineering initiatives into a single plan, build governance across the portfolio, and chair the Engineering Executive forum on behalf of the Engineering Director.

Qualifications

• Senior-level PMO, Transformation or Stakeholder Engagement leadership experience, with the capability to convert an established strategic vision into one integrated, visible delivery plan.
• Strong stakeholder management experience at all levels. Experience operating across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Rail or engineering exposure is desirable rather than essential; regulated, public-sector, utilities, logistics or exceptional manufacturing backgrounds will be considered.
• Ability to absorb technical and operational subject matter quickly, ask informed questions and engage credibly with engineering, depot and senior leadership audiences.
• Experienced change manager with demonstratable experience of delivering change in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Complete an early discovery of the Engineering Strategy and active workstreams, then establish an integrated delivery plan with clear milestones, ownership and reporting.
• Embed effective governance across the strategic portfolio, providing timely visibility of progress, dependencies, risks and decisions required.
• Build trusted relationships across engineering and wider stakeholders, including chairing the Engineering Executive forum on the Engineering Director's behalf where appropriate.

Skills

Senior-level PMO

Transformation leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Engineering exposure

Executive communication

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Ford & Stanley Executive Search in the North of England seeks a Head of Strategy & Alignment to lead the engineering function's strategic delivery. You will oversee a programme of initiatives and align them with organisational goals, reporting to the Engineering Director.

You will unify multiple engineering initiatives into a single plan, build governance across the portfolio, and chair the Engineering Executive forum on behalf of the Engineering Director.