Project Engineering Lead

Fintec Recruit ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Overview

Job Description

FINTEC recruit is delighted to be supporting one of the world's foremost engineering services companies. Operating across 15 countries and employing more than 12,000 personnel they provide product engineering and lifecycle services to a range of high-tech industries including Aerospace & Defence, Transportation (Auto and Rail), Power and Industrial, Oil & Gas and Medical Devices. Our client has a growing Electronics, Systems and Software engineering capability in the UK supporting customers in the Aerospace and Defence industry. We are looking for a Project Engineering Lead/Technical Programme Manager, based in Edinburgh, to support the growth of this team. Responsibilities: * Lead Engineering activities of a multi-discipline engineering team. * Deliver Engineering Solutions on time to cost and performance * Own and manage design compliance against requirements. * Provide Engineering Support to Operations * Pro -active management of Engineering Risk and Opportunity * Define and implement Cost reduction opportunities. * Define and maintain engineering estimates, plans and schedules. * Support project manager with monthly status / progress reports. * Provide primary interface and support to Sales and Marketing Team including off-site support to trials activities. Skills and Experience for the Project Engineering Programme Manager Lead * Degree in an Engineering - Aerospace Systems or related engineering/science subjects. * Well-rounded engineering experiences in all phases of the lifecycle across several projects or programmes and preferably in a number of engineering domains. * Will typically have had prior experience in a Team Leader or Principal Engineer Role. * Experience of customer/ supplier relations and working within lPTs. Good interpersonal skills * Able to influence and drive change within the team. * A broad experience of Design experience, preferably in products for military applications. * Experience of the application & management of a design lifecycle. * Experience in negotiating and writing requirements specifications. * Experience in communicating directly with customers both internal and external. Further information for the Project Engineering Programme Manager Lead is available on application. To apply please submit your current CV