Own and deliver packages of work to cost, quality and schedule
Provide leadership and governance for all the engineers in the project doing programme management
Act as a delegate for the Chief Engineer
Provide governance on all system engineering activities in the project
Create, evolve and maintain the product requirements through interfaces with the Customer (including airframer) and business
Define the technical programme of works that delivers a product that is compliant to all the product requirements & fully integrated with the other elements of the programme
Manage the optimised technical solution that satisfies all the product requirements (technical, business, and schedule)
Lead the change management process within engineering
Assist the Chief Engineer with assuring and managing product safety
Establish and maintain the overall governance structure to ensure that quality, schedule and cost targets are achieved
Implement effective Risk Management and Project Gated Review Processes
Lead the System Engineering and systems thinking in the engineering team

Qualified to at least degree level or equivalent industry experience
Member of a professional body and working towards a Registered Project Professional (RPP) qualification or equivalent
At least 7 years or more experience in the management of projects / programmes of increasing complexity
Has experience in all stages of a project lifecycle and has been responsible for the delivery of one or more of those stages
Exposure to non-core project management roles such as purchasing, commercial, engineering management etc.
Experience of setting up and managing multi-functional teams
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with senior management.

Chief Project Engineer

Key skills