Portfolio Delivery Team Lead

Job Title: Portfolio Delivery Team Lead

Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience

Working Arrangement: Dynamic (hybrid) – 2‑3 days per week on site

Security Clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship (BPSS check required)

• Lead the management of portfolio engineering activities for the MBDA Complex Weapons Portfolio, ensuring delivery against technical, schedule and cost objectives.
• Identify, assess and manage technical risks, obsolescence and engineering commonality across the portfolio.
• Work with projects to improve the efficiency of Commonality, Modularity & Reuse and reduce hardships.
• Review predicted and measured benefits to ensure realism from an engineering point of view.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that programme plans for dependencies exist and are maintained.
• Act as the point of contact between Functions, Equipment Teams, Centres of Excellence and the Portfolio for emerging risks or issues.
• Ensure obsolescence removal solutions do not adversely affect established dependencies.

• Significant experience in an engineering discipline with a strong grasp of the product lifecycle, including design and development of electro‑mechanical equipment.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior MOD and MBDA management when required.
• Flexible mindset capable of tackling complex problems and delivering innovative design solutions.
• Strong analytical skills to understand sophisticated technical problems amid uncertainty and complexity.
• Excellent prioritisation and multi‑project issue management.
• Effective communication skills – able to summarise multi‑faceted problems and influence, lead and empower teams positively.

• Company bonus up to £2,500 (performance‑based).
• Pension with a maximum total (employer + employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Paid overtime opportunities.
• Flexible leave – up to 15 additional days.
• Enhanced parental leave – up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with additional support for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility treatments.
• Site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking.
• Healthcare Cash Plan for everyday health expenses.

MBDA is committed to growing and supporting diversity in its workforce. We value new perspectives and experiences, and we offer equal opportunity to all applicants regardless of gender, sexuality, disability, ethnicity, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.