Overview
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Delivery Lead to manage complex engineering programmes and ensure their successful delivery. The contractor will coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities, monitor progress, and drive resolution of risks and issues, working collaboratively with various technical teams. This role will also involve the development of delivery plans and maintaining accurate program metrics to support project reviews.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and track engineering work packages, schedules, dependencies, and completion criteria.
- Coordinate activities across systems, software, hardware, mechanical, RF, and verification teams.
- Monitor programme progress, identify delivery risks and blockers, and drive resolution or escalation as needed.
- Support engineering change control, verification readiness, and programme review activities.
- Maintain accurate delivery metrics, actions, assumptions, and risk registers.
- Ensure appropriate documentation is available for project reviews, milestones, and delivery decisions.
- Facilitate regular engineering delivery reviews and follow up on agreed actions.
- Develop and maintain engineering delivery plans and task-level work breakdown structures.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading delivery across complex, multidisciplinary engineering or product development programmes.
- Demonstrable experience coordinating engineering work packages across multiple technical disciplines.
- Strong planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience tracking and reporting engineering progress, dependencies, and delivery risks.
- Practical experience using Jira for programme or delivery management.
- Ability to drive accountability and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational skills with a technical understanding to coordinate complex engineering activities effectively.
- Background in systems engineering, product development, or engineering project leadership is desirable.