Engineering Package Manager

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short‑range systems to extended protection across the entire battle‑space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Work Package Manager within Thales Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME). As an Engineering Work Package Manager you will work in collaboration with the Programme Managers, the Engineering Delivery Managers, the Head of Engineering Delivery and the wider engineering team to ensure delivery of the engineering projects. This role will be responsible for managing the delivery of engineering work packages, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required technical specifications.

• You know how to use your skills to plan, organise teams, and guarantee the delivery of engineering projects by respecting deadlines, costs and quality with a clear vision of risks and opportunities.
• You have good knowledge of subcontract and work package management.
• You have proven experience in coordination of various technical activities.
• You have outstanding problem‑solving skills and a passion to solve hard problems.
• You can demonstrate knowledge in financial, workload plan and risks management.
• You possess a strong technical understanding of engineering principles, systems, and processes.
• Excellent project management skills, with experience using project management tools and software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, etc.).
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and suppliers simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and mitigate risks in project delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.

• Authoring the Work Package Description with the WP team based on the project structure and customer requirements.
• Identifying deliverables, milestones, and interdependencies with other WPs.
• Establishing the schedule and the estimates based on a viable solution, and identifying the necessary resources and their availability.
• Initialising the risk and opportunity register and the work package baseline using the relevant key project tools.
• Defining the organisation and work breakdown required to deliver to the Customer needs.
• Defining the cost structure, resource profiles, supplier selection and the relevant metrics to monitor the WP.
• Leading high performing, multi‑discipline engineering teams to generate engineering solutions that meet the Customer needs.
• Contributing and working to the defined engineering delivery strategy and resource profile based on the engineering estimates to ensure the delivery of the project.
• Planning and prioritising activities required to deliver solutions to the contract schedule, costs and quality.
• Day to day management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks.
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