Network & Digital Discipline Team Lead - Woking, United Kingdom - Wood PLC

Wood PLC

Verified Company

Woking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wood Digital Consulting (DC) is currently recruiting a Network and Digital Discipline Team Lead to support our EMEA Systems Integration business.

This is a new position as part of our continued growth plans.

The Discipline Team Lead will be required to manage a team of approximately 10 to 14 Engineers of various levels to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the Network and Digital department.

This is a hybrid role that can be based anywhere in the UK, mobility and travel to customer sites and face to face meetings with colleagues will be expected.

Applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

Engineering delivery and performance

Drive HSSEA culture and performance through assigned discipline group
Ensure discipline engineering integrity is maintained across all work scopes
Drive continual focus on process safety through the discipline engineering team
Drive elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned and best practice from across the organisation in the discipline engineering team
Support technical assurance activities, including conducting audits and participating in technical incident investigations
Provide discipline personnel to deliver work scopes in line with company policies and procedures and within customer requirements
Manage and work within departmental overhead budgets and manage utilisation of resources vs workload
Support Head of Engineering to prepare shortterm and annual workforce plans to identify the number and mix of staff required to meet the demand forecast
Collaboratively produce discipline input to engineering execution plans with other discipline managers
Establish and continuously improve engineering systems and tools required by the discipline to deliver cost effective and competitive engineering execution
Plans and prioritizes work to meet discipline commitments aligned with organizational goals. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans
Identify and pursue innovation opportunities for discipline, including emerging technologies within the discipline area
Identify and pursue opportunities for margin enhancement including through HVEC utilisation

Strategy and Development / Business Development

Provide support to the business development process to identify and win new work
Support strengthening and deepening the use of workshare
Collaboratively produce discipline input to proposals with other discipline heads

People and capability

Under guidance from the Head of Engineering, set the vision and strategic direction for the Discipline Engineering Group
Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement the engineering group strategy within the discipline area; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these
Line Management of 12 to 15 direct reports including reports who are Discipline Team Leads with up to 15 staff each, including, setting targets and objectives; pay reviews, performance reviews, career progression, training and development. Inputs to performance reviews and pay reviews across wider discipline group
Secure future resource and capability requirements within the discipline area to deliver current and future projects and lead on recruitment and selection of resources
Implement formal development frameworks for a substantial department, ensuring the development of personnel to take more senior roles as their career progresses. Maintain succession plans for the discipline
In parallel with other line or functional managers as appropriate, identify the discipline team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities
Ensure that appropriate and effective competence assurance is in place for assigned discipline group
Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and wider discipline team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team objectives
Identification of competence gaps in discipline group and identify / organise technical training or on the job development to close gaps
Builds an inclusive team culture which recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring

Governance, Policies and Procedures

Develop, test and maintain discipline processes and procedures in line with Wood policies and requirements including codes and legislation, providing guidance on regulatory and legislative issues related to their discipline
Manage discipline manuals and other intellectual property owned by the discipline
Develop and maintain the relevant disciplin