Engineering Delivery Manager

Role Description

The Engineering Delivery Management (EDM) role is focused ontechnical management of all engineering activities.  They provide direction,guidance, expert advice, mentoring, support, audit, and workflowmanagement(tasking prioritization and resource coordination) in support of achievingproject objectives and milestones in accordance with the approvedschedule.  The EDM will manage a multi-skilled team which may includesystem, software, integration, V&V and infrastructure engineers to provideon time delivery of services and support for systems and/or sub-systems ofproducts, or for projects, across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Technical Direction

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver engineering solutions ensuring team capabilities align with customer expectations.
• Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management, including task prioritization and resource coordination, to achieve project objectives and milestones.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams in line with the agreed architecture, ensuring both effectiveness and adherence to customer requirements.
• Provide functional encompassing the Thales Performance Management framework management for reporting delivery roles
• Promote knowledge sharing, ensuring work products are sufficiently documented for reuse across projects.

Project & ProcessManagement

• Oversee the timely delivery of artifacts and releases in line with program milestones.
• Facilitate and lead technical reviews, workshops, peer reviews, and project reviews as required by the program.
• Ensure delivery in accordance with Thales processes and practices, actively contributing to their continuous improvement
• Support discipline managers in defining and tailoring applicable processes, practices, and tools for the project

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Communicate, analyse, plan, and report as necessary to align team capabilities with customer requirements
• Ensure clear and effective communication (both written and verbal) with internal and external customers
• Manage customer scope in line with the approved baseline and schedule
• Manage customer expectations and provide support during requirements analysis, proposing and negotiating mutually beneficial (“win-win”) solutions

Risk, Quality & Reporting

• Identify and assess risks, propose effective solutions, execute mitigation actions, and report on outcomes, cost savings, and residual risks
• Define and maintain metrics to monitor progress, measure performance, identify issues early, and support informed decision-making to ensure successful delivery
• Prepare and lead monthly Technical and Financial Reviews (TFR) sessions and support the Work Package review process

Commercial & Bid Support

• Support bid activities and contribute to the preparation and review of engineering cost estimates for modification proposals to the functional baseline

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

·       Degreein Engineering, Computer Science, IT or other relevant qualification

Essential Experience

·       Solid experience of managing the development of real time distributed complex software centric solutions in a safety critical environment (10+ years)

·       A recognized leader with solid experience in managing multi-skilled global engineering teams and fostering a collaborative and productive work environment

·       Solid knowledge and experience in Systems Engineering lifecycle (eg. EIA632,ISO/IEC15288)

·       Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across a complex environment

·       Solid experience in upskilling and training new engineers

·       Strong experience using Earned Value Management, Work Package Control and reporting, with exposure to scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera etc.)

·       Financial/budgetary management of engineering work packages or tasks

·       Strong ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including Project, Engineering Delivery Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, Specialty engineers and the engineering team under management.

·       Collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence etc.

Desirable:

·       Air Traffic Management domain expertise (inc. standards such as ICAO, Eurocontrol, AIDC)

·       Experience in product delivery using agile methodologies like Lean methods (including PDCA, Kanban, Value-Stream Mapping).  Prior experience working in an Agile Scale framework is a bonus

General / Special Requirements

GENERAL

·       Assist in ensuring a harmonious work environment in all departments that you are working with by upholding Thales' key values.

·       An advocate for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

·       An advocate for diversity and inclusion who will be actively involved in implementing change initiatives to achieve our diversity goals

·       An advocate fora culture of continuous improvement

·       An advocate for Accountability, transparency and curiosity

·       Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies and framework and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment and ensure a safe work practices at all times.

·       Comply with all relevant Company policies and procedures.