Thales Stockport, England, United Kingdom
Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
Thales provides 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 electronic combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
The role covers the related activities of Software Engineering Management and Software Work Package Management.
Security Level UK National – UK Nationals only. This excludes anyone who is a dual national or naturalised British.
Software Engineering Management (SWEM) includes establishing and executing the appropriate processes, practices and standards for software development. This covers selection of methodologies, lifecycles and tools, and the identification, organisation and management of human and technical resources required.
Software Work Package Management (SWPM) includes responsibility for delivering a defined scope of work to meet specific customer needs within committed cost, time and quality constraints. It involves planning, monitoring, controlling the work and managing risks throughout the work‑package duration.
Some travel to client sites and other Thales UK sites may be required. 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 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.
* Proactively expand professional knowledge; seek opportunities both within and outside of Thales to develop expertise in software, engineering and management.
* Develop necessary skills and experience through training, 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 correct procedures and are not struggling.
* Lead by example and utilise the Thales Leadership model to create a high‑performing culture and coaching environment.
Experience – Essential
* Knowledge and proven application of engineering project delivery and processes across the full project lifecycle with cognisance of commercial impacts.
* Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies and practices.
* Experience of configuration control and change management.
* Experience of requirements management, software design and development.
* Experience of integration and verification activities.
* Experience of risk management.
* Experience of bid management and estimation techniques.
* Good understanding of current trends in software engineering development techniques and technologies.
* Experience in the use of industry‑standard software engineering toolset.
Experience – Beneficial
* More than 5 years of experience in a SW delivery role managing deliveries from multiple integrated SW development, integration, verification, validation and qualification teams.
* Experience of managing multi‑million‑pound SW work packages.
* Experience of multi‑site/multi‑country development within a complex stakeholder environment.
* Experience of SW sub‑contract management.
* Experience with specific management toolsets – Atlassian Jira, Windchill PLM.
Qualifications – Essential
* Degree‑qualified or equivalent.
Values & Behaviours
* Think Big
* Make It Happen
* Together
Security Clearance
Please visit the UKSV website (www.gov.uk) for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last five years. In some circumstances, a minimum of three years’ residence in the UK over the last five years may be accepted with additional overseas checks.
What we can offer
We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We offer market‑leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Our health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer 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 Work Environment
We believe in flexible SMART working and expect this role to be delivered through a combination of remote and office‑based collaboration. When working in the office, you will be based at the largest Thales site in the UK, featuring access to a wide variety of resources including manufacturing, environmental and electromagnetic test facilities and specialised laboratories. The modern site includes a subsidised restaurant, a café, breakout spaces, bicycle storage facilities and more.
Benefits At Thales
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00.
* Pension scheme.
* 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
* Life cover.
* Progression and development opportunities.
* 24/7 employee assistance programme and access to a mental wellbeing app.
* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
In line with Thales' baseline security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for baseline and security clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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