Senior Project Manager for Technical Development

7 hours ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Join our team as a Senior Project Manager for Technical Development and take on a challenging role that will allow you to grow and develop your skills. At Leonardo Electronics UK, we are seeking an experienced project manager to lead a team of engineers and drive success in our Integrated Sensing and Protection Line of Business.

About the Job

This is a unique chance to work on a wide range of projects, from new core product development to customer-funded projects and in-service support contracts. You will be responsible for reviewing current engineering positions on projects and adapting plans as required to mitigate risks to cost, schedule, or performance budgets.

Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 per annum

This salary estimate is based on the job's requirements, industry standards, and location. As a permanent employee, you will enjoy a competitive salary package, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth and development.

We are looking for an individual with strong technical knowledge and experience of managing and leading multi-disciplined engineering teams. A strong commercial and business awareness is essential to manage the engineering effort correctly for each project.

Responsibilities

  • Management of multi-disciplined engineering teams across multiple projects.
  • Generating clear and relevant engineering plans, establishing key milestones, and identifying risks, opportunities, and interdependencies.
  • Reviewing current engineering positions on projects and adapting plans as required to mitigate risks to cost, schedule, or performance budgets.
  • Supporting and supervising subordinate Project Engineering Leads to ensure appropriate project management.
  • Preparation and communication of monthly engineering status reports for assigned projects.
  • Coordination of engineering input into bids as part of the business winning process.
  • Representation of engineering on the multi-functional management team at progress and reporting meetings.
  • Attendance at regular monthly Board level Project reviews to report on status and progress.

Requirements

  • Educated to a degree level in an engineering-related subject (essential).
  • Significant previous experience of managing and/or leading multi-disciplined engineering teams on large scale development projects (essential).
  • Strong understanding and proven track record of engineering lifecycles and processes on technically complex development projects (essential).
  • Previous experience of being a leader of leaders (desirable).
  • A strong understanding and experience of systems integration and testing (desirable).
  • Experience of collaborating with external partners for development (sharing of models, code etc) would be advantageous (desirable).
  • Knowledge and experience of Communications, Electronic Warfare, and/or CEMA technology (desirable).
  • Experience of working within the defence or aerospace industry (desirable).

Our Offer

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, comprehensive pension scheme, life assurance, and access to training and development opportunities.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about engineering and want to make a difference, please apply today.



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