EMS Manager
Yeovil
6-Month Contract
Paying up to £82p/h (Inside IR35)
Overview: Our client, a large Aerospace company, is looking for an EMS manager with comprehensive Aerospace Engineering and programme experience to assist with driving the evolution and sustained improvement of an Engineering Management System (EMS) project
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop options for the execution of the strategy to deliver effective technical compliance oversight of all engineering activity.
* Plan, coordinate, and drive the implementation of an evolving Engineering Management System (EMS) to deliver integrated and available process and technical guidance media across all engineering activities. This will include the creation, maintenance, and monitoring of project Schedules, baselines, and deliverables.
* Lead the development and implementation of the engineering governance framework, aligning people, processes,and tools for a consistent engineering approach.
* Support the Engineering Subject Matter Experts in coordinating, complementing, and integrating work strands where appropriate.
* Liaise and coordinate across relevant stakeholders to deliver a coherent, pragmatic implementation of the EMS.
* Coordinate the Development and implementation of Engineering processes, manuals, and tools.
* Identify training gaps and collaborate with the relevant Head of Department to address them effectively.
* Manage and control Engineering metrics to facilitate management, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives (metrics, reporting, team tasking, risk/issue/opportunity management).
* Forging effective working arrangements with the quality management and safety management systems within the company.
Required Skillset:
* A degree level (or equivalent) qualification in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or an Engineering-related field (Preferred, not Essential)
* Ideally, be professionally registered through a professional engineering institution.
* Understanding of Quality Assurance Management and associated requirements.
* Applied experience across some or all elements of Systems Engineering: requirements management; interface management; system architectures; MBSE; integration of specialties; Verification and Validation; technical, governance, and change management
* Applied experience in delivering Continuous Improvement within an engineering domain
* Possess strong proactive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
* Demonstrated experience in planning complex packages of work, leading multidisciplined teams, and developing/using meaningful metrics to evaluate project status and provide performance visibility