Engineering Manager - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Expleo

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    Description

    Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate engineering teams performing a work package, to conduct all activities to reach completion regarding its technical, industrial, schedule and financial objectives while satisfying the needs of the Program Manager.
  • Develop and agree to project budgets and scope by estimating costs, setting the agreed budget with the Project Manager, and managing actual and forecast costs against the budget.
  • Schedule internal activities in coordination with subcontractor activities, including supporting the development of a project Integrated Master Schedule with defined milestones and dependencies.
  • Define the system development cycle, tailor and document the system engineering process, practices and tools. This may include Agile and Lean methodology depending on the context.
  • Define resource requirements for the work package and anticipate and communicate resource issues and constraints, internal and external.
  • Manage scope of the work package ensuring requirements are clear and bounded and desired results are documented.
    Review and validate internal and subcontractor plans.
  • Manage internal and external reviews, including peer reviews as necessary.
  • Manage timely deliveries to the customer.
  • Allocate the contractual requirements and track throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Monitor the engineering activities through project engineering dashboards.
  • Organize, control and monitor the integration activities.
  • Ensure an efficient and effective problem reporting process.
  • Participate in the management of Risks of Opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the project.
  • Manage the various Engineering Changes Proposal (ECPs) (technical content and impact analysis).
  • Control and monitor corrective actions as identified through Reviews and Quality evaluations.
  • Issue the engineering status reports to Project Management.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of any event that could threaten Schedule, Performance or Cost objectives; and Jointly with Engineering Resource Managers (RM).
  • Providing day-to-day technical direction to dedicated employees on your project, and supports performance management activities throughout the year.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including supporting new employee onboarding; Leads employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment; Fosters a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for cohesiveness, support, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed.
  • Jointly with the Chief Engineers (CE): Identifies and reviews the technical risks and opportunities and the related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project; Organises when appropriate technical meetings and peer reviews in order to perform the solution or solution element technical assessment and validation.
  • Lines of Authority: The EM reports dually to the CE and to the Project Manager (PM).
  • The EM coordinates with the Engineering Departments to assign system engineers, specialty engineering resources, and support functions including Configuration Management (CM) to the project. The EM has authority to create and retire engineering roles within the project, to modify their team organisation, and to appoint individuals to roles under their purview.
  • Lines of Communication; The EM maintains regular communication with the PM and CE in relation to the key responsibilities specified herein.
  • The EM maintains regular communication with the Engineering Head of Disciplines and contributes to capitalization within their discipline
  • The EM communicates with subcontractors and suppliers in concert with the PM and the Subcontracts and Procurement function.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent education with relevant experience.
  • Applications are also welcomed from individuals with significant demonstrable experience who don't hold formal qualifications
  • Certifications: . or CET or eligible to obtain or CET.
  • Essential Skills

  • Knowledge of Design and Safety.
  • Previous experience in Major projects (nuclear or non-nuclear)
  • Mechanical / Electrical / Civil experience – can have broad experience across all three or specialist in one
  • Negotiation / collaboration skills - deal with external contract partners
  • Able to set tasking / deal with queries, assess quality work of design and safety.
  • Background in Engineering systems and design
  • Make engineering decisions based on design options and approval of designs.
  • Desired Skills

  • Technical/Specialized Knowledge: Lean/Agile methodology, experience with one of the following; Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Nuclear / Defence.
  • Knowledge of Design Codes.
  • Tools: Experience with JIRA, DOORS, EA
  • What do I need before I apply

    Eligible to gain SC Clearance

    Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to: Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessibleCommunicating and promoting vacanciesOffering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the jobAnticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as requiredSupporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  • "We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

    We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive