Job summary

Want to join a company with over 30 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and delivering highly bespoke solutions?

Key skills required for this role

Project Engineering Lead, PEL, Systems, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Leadership, Multi-discipline teams, collaboration, work package management, cost and schedule management.

Important

Candidates must be eligible to obtain a SC (Security) clearance

Job description

Our client, a leader in the Maritime Defence sector, is currently seeking a Project Engineering Lead (PEL) to join their growing team.

My Client is expanding their engineering leadership team and have several exciting opportunities for Project Engineering Leads to join us. This pivotal role sits at the heart of their engineering delivery, working closely with the Project Manager and System Design Authority to ensure successful project execution.

As a Project Engineering Lead, you will oversee the delivery of engineering activities across time, cost, and quality targets, leading multi-disciplinary teams through defined scopes of work.

What We're Looking For:

I'm seeking professionals with experience in complex engineering projects and work package management. Ideal candidates will bring:

• Strong communication skills to foster collaboration within teams and with key stakeholders

• Proven experience leading engineering development projects-from requirements gathering to production

• Familiarity with defence industry standards and practices

• Engineering estimation expertise

• The ability to develop and manage engineering plans, identifying dependencies, assumptions, risks, and opportunities

• A good understanding of design gate processes, from bid to production readiness review

• Knowledge of configuration and change management

• A systems engineering background with an appreciation for electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines

Job Requirements:

• Extensive experience in Change & Transformation, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
• Solid background in Systems Engineering with a strong understanding of multidisciplinary integration
• Experience in managing teams on complex engineering projects
• Familiarity with engineering estimation and producing detailed engineering plans
• Experience on defence projects
• Understanding of configuration and change management principles
• Excellent communication skills for building strong relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance

Benefits:

• Optional 9 day fortnight
• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on Fridays
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working where possible
• Casual dress code
• 25 days holiday plus Christmas shutdown
• Option to buy or sell holiday
• Options for private healthcare, dental, and critical illness cover via salary sacrifice
• Reward hub offering discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4x annual salary life cover
• Pension scheme starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee contributions

If you have a background in systems, electronics, electrical, software or mechanical engineering and are eager to lead complex defence projects, we encourage you to apply now to join our client's dynamic team! Please contact me for further details!