Delivery Engineering Manager

1 week ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Thales Full time

Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air.

From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer.

whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Engineering Manager Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager within Thales Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME). The successful candidate will initially undertake the role of an Engineering Manager in the Sea business. This role will be on one of the largest development and production projects within OME.

This role will be part of a large delivery team focussed on specific development and support projects within the Sea business.

As an Engineering Manager you will work in collaboration with the overall Programme Director, the Programme Managers, the Engineering Delivery Lead, the Head of Engineering Delivery and the wider engineering team to ensure delivery of the engineering development projects.

Leading high performing, multi-discipline engineering teams to generate engineering solutions that meet the Customer needs
# The definition of the engineering delivery strategy and resource profile based on the engineering estimates to ensure the delivery of the project
# Managing the interfaces with the overall delivery strategy for the wider programme
# Defining the engineering team's work packages in terms of resources required, budgets assigned to each task, risks and assumptions on these and the timescales to deliver within
# The planning and prioritisation of activities required to deliver the solution to the contract schedule, costs, and quality
# Day to day management of the engineering team's activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks
# Managing and reporting of the engineering efficiency for the project
# The identification of re-use opportunities across the project
# Acting as the People Manager for the engineering team on the project and providing feedback into the people manager reviews with the functional discipline leads

The successful candidate will have a strong background in engineering with experience in successfully defining and leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

Creating a competitive advantage by managing risk, identifying opportunities and fostering continuous improvement
Supporting the development of others to ensure we continuously improve for our customers

This role will work closely with the Programme Manager and the Project Design Authority (PDA) for the specific projects.

This role will report to the Head of Engineering Delivery.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields.

We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.

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