Project Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Your Impact:

Now is an exciting time to join Leonardo. Your engineering leadership could make the difference.

Leonardo is hiring talented Project Engineering Managers (PEMs).With a strong and expanding programme portfolio, we offer multiple opportunities to lead high‑performing teams, drive technical innovation, and make a real impact on defence solutions.

You will join an engineering team on a permanent basis to cover an exciting and growing Integrated Project Team (IPT).The PEM role provides the engineering leadership and management in collaboration with the Chief Engineer and Senior Engineering Manager, to identify, develop, deliver and support the technical solution.  

This role offers a hybrid working opportunity.

What you’ll do as an Engineering Manager:

As a PEM you will be responsible for development, maintenance and enhancements of a Product line.

This includes, but not limited to, owning, developing and executing the strategy required to enable the Product to meet the Sector long term Business Plan in line with the Product Maturity & Capability Roadmap, Production Needs and Support requirements.

Typical day to day tasks include:

Leading the Engineering aspects of the Project, ensuring technical quality, schedule and budget.

Management of cross-site, multi-disciplined engineering teams, ensuring that roles within the teams are clearly defined.

Creating a positive working relationship with customers and partners, to deliver project capability.

Establishing and maintaining good lines of communication internally across the Engineering IPT, with the IPT lead, Project Manager and Functional Heads.

Working closely with the Systems Design Authority ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress, technical risk and any mitigation strategies.

Ensuring the design solution meets the end user requirement, is reliable, fully documented and works within the designated environment.

Ensuring the design solution is compatible with the business area route map.

Controlling project configuration and change management to ensure design reuse is maximised.

Support the management of Suppliers and project Make or Buy decisions.

Ensuring Candidate concept solutions are captured, including the results of any trade off studies and end user engagement

Development of the Engineering Team, providing mentoring, coaching, setting objectives and appraising..What you’ll bring:

You really must have:

Ability to produce clear concise engineering plans

Good problem-solving ability.

Good schedule and budget control.

Good written and verbal communication skills.

Commercially aware.

Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, across multiple sites.

Strong leadership competency but also can demonstrate team-working skills.

Knowledge of engineering lifecycle and business process.

Willingness to travel within the UK and possibly overseas

It would be nice if you had:

The military domain

Requirements elicitation and defining software products

Development and certification of airborne equipment

New Product Introduction Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent)
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:
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