Team Leader – Project Delivery Engineering

Job Description

Job title: Team Leader – Project Delivery Engineering

Location: Warton/ Samlesbury; We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £54,793 – £59,771 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsibility for a team of Project Engineers who deliver Production related equipment projects from concept to completion within specific timescales and budgets, working in conjunction with internal stakeholders from areas such as Production, Engineering, Quality, Facilities Management (Infrastructure), Safety, Procurement; and external Suppliers, sub-contractors, and other governance bodies
• Ensuring detailed facility specifications are compiled by Engineers working with internal customers adequately capturing the requirements, establishing potential solutions, securing appropriate funding.
• Ensuring effective communication and engagement at all levels within the organisation, in particular with internal customers.
• Ensuring that the team deliveries projects in a timely manner, and are accountable for cost management, and reporting progress to Senior Management and customers.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Working/Worked in a discipline related to mechanical or electrical engineering and have experience in the project guidance of Production related equipment in such areas Machining, Fabrications, Non-Destructive testing, Additive Layer Manufacturing, component treatment and finishing
• Working experience of delivering equipment projects, within a manufacturing production environment whilst managing Quality/Deliverables, time, cost, schedule
• Experience of managing a team of Project Engineers, and reporting on Project progress
• HNC or HND qualification (or similar) with an Engineering Discipline

Desirable:

• Experience of working within an automated manufacturing production environment, ideally within Aerospace
• Experience of working within a heavily regulated industry

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Delivery team:

As a part of Project Delivery Team, you will assist in identifying the customer requirements, expanding those into detailed specifications, working in conjunction with relevant functional governance to establish the most cost-effective solution, working with the Supply base. You then establish the Project Plan (Time, Cost and Benefits) to facilitate a business case, and then deliver the solution, and ensure that the supplied equipment delivers the required solution.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 20th August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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