Programme Engineering Manager (Contract) - Training Solutions

6 months contract

Location - South East

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A fantastic opportunity to join our defence client in Program Engineering Management within thier Training Solutions business. This new role encompasses Engineering management and the delivery of our customer-centric Training Solutions, where you will lead the Engineering team from the bid and proposal, planning, delivery and ongoing service

Responsibilities include:

Oversite of engineering activities across the Training solutions reporting to the Head of Engineering within the Cyber, Intelligence and Training Solutions Business.

• Develop a strong technical capability within the business, working closely with the Training Solutions Architect / Design Authority to define the resources to develop winning, high integrity solutions.
• Work package management including planning, tracking and reporting of key performance indicators to programme stakeholders.
• Ensure all phases of the programme are subject to Gate and Design reviews in accordance to the Development Plan, and all issues are resolved in an effective manner.
• Responsible for programme adherence to schedule.
• Manage cost adherence to the programme budgets, using 'earned value' techniques
• Risk management for all Engineering deliverables and effective mitigation actions
• Resource management of engineering functions.
• Ensure all documentation, specifications and deliverables are managed via a Configuration Management Plan and achieve correct Design Certifications.
• Setting of goals and appraising Engineering staff and agreeing project specific training needs.
• Technical point of contact and liaison point for key customer organisations.
• Technical interface and management of programme's contractors & sub-contractors.
• Supporting Business Development in their roles of securing new business and setting strategy for the business.

Knowledge & Experience

• Proven expertise in managing the delivery of complex development programmes, using discretion and innovative approaches to meet challenging programme needs.
• Clear understanding of financial management and impacts on programmes
• Experience and knowledge of managing and motivating an engineering team with varying and diverse skills
• Good problem solving skills and ability to use a varied "tool box" creatively
• Can operate on day to day activities without losing sight of the "big picture"
• Effective communicator internally and externally at all levels, and represents the organisation and programme professionally and with integrity.
• Confident and competent in a "customer facing" role, represents the organisation as the engineering contact on contracts and projects.
• Resourceful, decisive and resilient in achieving commitments
• Demonstrable experience over a range of programmes, preferably in the Defence and / or Technical Training sector.
• BSc / BEng. in Software, Engineering, Science, or Aeronautical Engineering

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