Engineering Delivery Manager

Description

• Ensure that engineering projects meet high-quality standards and adhere to best practices in software and hardware development
• Develop and own the engineering approach across the portfolio of Light Rail projects within the UK – ensuring consistency and efficiency
• Own and coordinate solution level engineering gate reviews (e.g., PDR, CDR) throughout the engineering lifecycle
• Identify potential project risks and opportunities. Develop mitigation/exploitation strategies to ensure project success
• Support programme reporting (PMR, KPI packs), internal/external technical meetings, and quality assurance reviews.
• 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.
• 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 as set out in the relevant Business Management System and project specific Engineering Management Plans
• Track and manage Contract Deliverables, acting as the main point of contact for customer engineering and technical concerns and assurance documentation.
• Support portfolio meetings and provide technical input to schedule updates and narrative comments.
• Support the development and growth of the engineering team within the Light Rail Portfolio
• Lead and oversee the delivery of the engineering scope within our bids and business development activities

Requirements

• Be visible and influential with our international teams and the customer, building trust, credibility and collaboration
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, identify priorities and delegations
• Proven experience in systems engineering management within rail or infrastructure projects, covering all aspects of the project and product lifecycle. Experience within a Light Rail Context a bonus, not a necessity
• Experience of growing and scaling portfolio of projects in line with business needs
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, technical coordination, and agile delivery practices.
• Strong understanding of configuration management, migration strategies, and technical documentation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, motivation and inter-personal
• Comfortable working in a matrixed, international environment with remote and on-site teams.
• Experience and knowledge of whole systems engineering lifecycles for large complex systems
• Ability to build and sustain strong working relationships at all levels
• Demonstrable experience in achieving buy-in from strong technical stakeholders
• A breadth of experience and competence across engineering disciplines
• Familiarity with tools such as ASITE, Power BI, and engineering efficiency metrics is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, mentor and coach diverse teams

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance