Job Description

£55.25 per hour umbrella / £47.96 per hour PAYE (including holiday pay) - Inside IR35

Hybrid working – 3 days per week on site (5 during test periods)

Job Role:

Manage a cross-functional team to deliver process, governance and assurance activities on behalf of Test & Facilities Capability (T&FC)

Develop and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle (LCM), in accordance with all internal and external requirements

Ensure appropriate process deployment is undertaken and evidence is retained

Identify and manage emerging and/or existing threats to compliance against Engineering and Quality standards

Support the development of new facilities and capabilities

Develop and manage a risk based audit schedule and ensure outputs are made visible across the programme

Articulate and deliver strategic objectives and cascade these through the team

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain and improve the T&FC Operational Framework and Code of Practice

Support any third party inspections and recertification activities

Define and monitor KPIs to measure performance and efficiency of processes

Maintain cross functional communication channels across the business

Identify and promote continuous improvement initiatives

Assess the impact of proposed changes and ensure they are implemented in a controlled manner

Encourage transparency, standardisation and consistency to influence cultural change

Continuously review T&FC's governance structures and arrangements to ensure they deliver appropriate levels of responsibility, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness

Diverse industry experience (e.g Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil, Pharmaceutical)

Qualified Auditor (e.g. LRQA)

Key Skills and Experience:

Must have knowledge and experience of software controlled systems

Proven experience of managing engineering and quality governance activities within a complex software environment

Capable of developing, prioritising and driving a detailed programme of work across multiple facilities

Problem solving skills and demonstrable knowledge of RCA techniques

Understanding of LCM, Management Plans, Business Management Systems and Operational Frameworks

Strong stakeholder management and leadership experience

A good understanding of other related disciplines, projects and teams within Submarines

Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, IEC 61508 and Defence Standards

Demonstrable experience of working in high integrity/complex systems environments

Experienced user of SharePoint, Teamcenter and Jira

Analytical approach

Educated to degree level in a STEM related subject

Chartered Engineer (or working towards)