FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates senior engineering leadership with a focus on risk mitigation and stakeholder communication in complex engineering environments. Possesses extensive experience in Naval communications and engineering governance, ensuring alignment with business and customer requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Senior Engineering LeadershipNaval Communications ExpertiseEngineering GovernanceStakeholder CommunicationCoaching and Mentoring
ATS Keywords
Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
Engineering QualificationTechnical ApplicationProduct Development CyclesEngineering ReviewsProblem RecognitionRisk MitigationIntegration of Specialist TeamsEngineering Programme DeliveryGovernance ExperienceSecurity Clearance (SC)
Soft Skills
Excellent People ManagementGood Problem SolverAttention to DetailInitiative and ImprovisationSelf-Motivated
Industry Keywords
MCCS ProgrammeComplex Engineering EnvironmentMulti-Disciplined TeamEmployee Engagement DriversThales Leadership Model
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide the MCCS programme with senior engineering leadership, governance and oversight
- Anticipate and mitigate risks and maximise opportunities related to engineering delivery challenges across bids and programmes
- Lead Technical/Engineering across the MCCS programme to ensure activities meet business and customer requirements
- Report to the Head of Systems Engineering and MCCS Programme Director
- Work with stakeholders, competence centres, project, technical and engineering teams
- Coach and inspire others and mitigate engineering risks to the business
- Ensure business engineering risks are understood, mitigated and reduced through programme stages
- Interface and communicate with key business stakeholders
- Conduct engineering reviews of business bids, project and product solutions
- Provide engineering coaching and advance problem recognition, avoidance, mitigation, resolution and escalation
- Establish appropriate governance to meet role objectives
- Maintain strong links with key internal and external stakeholders and preserve competitive advantage
- Work with suppliers, Thales employees and customers in a multi-disciplined team environment
Requirements
What you’ll need- Industry experienced (Ex-BAE/LM Chief Engineer)
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical teams
- Understanding of product development cycles and integration of specialist teams
- Experienced in the technical application and architecture of Naval comms
- Significant domain related engineering experience including delivering significant engineering programmes
- Excellent people manager and able to communicate at all levels of the organization
- Good problem solver showing initiative and improvisation
- Able to work in a complex Engineering environment with strong governance experience
- Able to work across multiple business/cultural boundaries
- Able to coach and mentor senior employees
- Thorough understanding of engineering environments and the impact on the business
- Knowledge of employee engagement drivers and engineering culture
- Able to question/challenge established processes and offer innovative alternatives
- Attention to detail, particularly in investigating problems, and pride in producing accurate work
- Must be able to work in a multi-disciplined team environment with Suppliers, Thales employees and Customer present
- Appropriate Engineering Qualification (Degree level/Masters)
- Must be a UK National
- Must achieve and maintain Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats
- Generally, eligibility for full SC requires residence in the UK for the last 5 years; in some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ UK residence over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks
- Excellent technical, observational and communications skills
- Thales Leadership Model behaviours and Thales key values
- Professional, committed approach; passion, energy, drive, agility and resilience; teamwork; self-motivated/flexible constructive attitude
Benefits
Comp & perks- Performance-related bonus
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
- 24 hours volunteering paid for
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Life cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Private medical insurance
- Buying or selling annual leave
- Cycle to work schemes
- Employee discounts
- Paid volunteering day
- Stocks and shares
- Annual bonus