Engineering Project Manager

L3

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Engineering Project Manager

Job  – 32226

Job Location – Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire / Fleet, Hampshire / Farnborough, Hampshire.

Flexible hours, condensed working weeks, 9 day fortnights or part-time working arrangements considered upon request.

Relocation assistance available.

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counter terrorism.

We are looking for experienced Engineering Project Managers to join our Engineering team leading one or more of our Electronic Warfare or Cyber Security projects.

Reporting to an Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-discipline team to specify, build and deliver cutting edge embedded systems for a range of domains including;
Electronic Warfare, IP Communications Systems and Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR).

• £3,000 to £6,000 DV Bonus – please note this level of clearance isn’t essential for this role. This bonus is subject to individual clearance and project requirements – discussed upon application.
• Flexible or part-time working arrangements considered upon request
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Managing a complex development programme involving a cross functional engineering team
• Leading key design reviews in accordance with process (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR etc)
• Estimating, scheduling and tracking progress amongst the engineering team and reporting earned value metrics including CPI, SPI, ETC, BCWS, BCWP and ACWP
• Managing risks and planning mitigation strategies to minimise technical risk
• Interfacing with and presenting to key stakeholders including customers, regulatory authorities and, internally, with senior managers
• Guiding a new product development through the systems engineering lifecycle ensuring compliance against internal processes and legal and safety standards
• Contributing to the generation of technical proposals, bids and supporting internal review, governance and sign-off.
• Guiding and mentoring engineers to support skills development within the wider team.

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Experience of leading an engineering development programme and applying Earned Value Management techniques
• Good experience…