Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer

Location: Berkshire

Salary: £75,000 to £90,000 plus Bonus’

Our client, who protect complex and highly sensitive information within the Defence industry on a global scale are currently looking for a Chief Engineer who’ll be responsible for multi-disciplined engineering teams, ensuring the delivery of all engineering work is on time, to quality and within budget.

Your duties:

• Ensure appropriate Work Package Management for all projects, regularly reviewing and reporting progress.
• Identify and address project issues early, with escalation to Senior Leadership Team as needed.
• Coach and oversee Engineering Project Leads, ensuring adherence to company processes.
• Establish realistic and ambitious project delivery plans.
• Proactively manage technical and engineering risk, with mitigation strategies in place.
• Manage project startup and team formation, defining delivery strategy and tailoring processes. Collaborate closely with PM to deliver projects.
• Present project updates at reviews.
• Lead technology roadmap definition for portfolio area, coordinating input from stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with relevant processes and legislation.
• Act as senior representative with customers and suppliers to advance company goals.

What we’re looking for:

• A relevant degree, ideally a STEM subject
• Experience in successfully delivering complex, multi-disciplinary development programmes on time and within budget.
• Skilled at building positive relationships and managing difficult conversations with stakeholders and senior management.
• Demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior, able to communicate tough messages and make difficult decisions under pressure.
• Full Project lifecycle experience, from bids and proposals to in-service support.