Software Delivery Lead

Location:

Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

The role covers the related activities of Software Engineering Management and Software Work Package Management.
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* Location:

** Cheadle
* * Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.
**** Software Engineering Management (SWEM)
** includes the establishment and execution of the appropriate processes, practices and standards for the software development to be undertaken. This includes the selection of appropriate methodologies, life cycles and tools. It also includes the identification, organisation and management of resources (human and technical) required to undertake the development.
** Software Work Package Management (SWPM)
** includes responsibility for the delivery of a defined scope of work to meet specific customer needs within committed cost, time and quality constraints agreed for the project/product. It includes the planning, monitoring and control of the work, identifying and managing risks throughout the work-package duration.

Some travel to client sites and occasionally other Thales UK sites may be required. Therefore, flexibility to travel and work at other locations is desirable.
** Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
*** Ensure relevant department/product/project management plans are kept up to date and the correct level of governance is executed for the products/projects
* Ensure development is performed in accordance with these plans
* Liaise with Project Customers as required
* Plan, coordinate and monitor the performance of the work, identify and manage risks during all the Work Package lifecycle until the closure
* Capture and monitor metrics appropriate to each stage of the project's/product's lifecycle, and enact plans to continuously improve the project/product development
* Review Engineering Forward Load with SWEM and Head of SW Delivery
* Contribute to bid activities regarding estimates, project scheduling and bid gate review inputs
* Proactive in expanding your professional knowledge; seeking opportunities both within and outside of Thales to develop your professional knowledge in software, engineering and management
* Develop necessary skills and experience through training (on the job, classroom, e-learning), mentoring and feedback
* Encourage innovation of ideas as common practice encouraging new technology and techniques
* Provide support to less experienced members of the team, ensuring they are performing to the correct procedures and are not struggling in their work
* Lead by example and utilise the Thales Leadership model to create a high performing and culture and coaching environment
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* Experience:

**** Essential
* ** Knowledge and proven application of engineering project delivery and processes across the full project lifecycle with cognisance of commercial impacts
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