Project Engineering Lead (Systems Engineering)

Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Systems Project Engineering Lead (PEL) to join their growing team.

• Collaborating closely with the Project Manager and System Design Authority to ensure successful project delivery
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver engineering activities within scope, time, cost, and quality constraints
• Managing engineering development projects from requirements elicitation to production
• Producing engineering plans that include dependencies, assumptions, risks, and opportunities
• Understanding and managing configuration and change management
• Providing engineering estimation and work package management
• Maintaining effective communication with stakeholders
• Ensuring adherence to design gates from bid to full production readiness review

• Extensive experience in Change & Transformation, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
• Solid background in Systems Engineering with a strong understanding of multidisciplinary integration
• Experience in managing teams on complex engineering projects
• Familiarity with engineering estimation and producing detailed engineering plans
• Experience on defence projects
• Understanding of configuration and change management principles
• Excellent communication skills for building strong relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance

• Optional 9 day fortnight
• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on Fridays
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working for certain roles
• Casual dress code
• 25 days holiday plus Christmas shutdown
• Option to buy or sell holiday
• Options for private healthcare, dental, and critical illness cover via salary sacrifice
• Reward hub offering discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4x annual salary life cover
• Pension scheme starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee contributions

If you have a background in systems engineering and are eager to lead complex defence projects, we encourage you to apply now to join our client's dynamic team! Please contact me for further details!