Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of our Software Engineering management team, where you’ll play an important role in shaping and supporting our engineering community as we deliver UKHO’s Technology strategy.
This is a people focused role. You won’t be involved in coding or the day-to-day delivery. Instead, you will work alongside our talented engineers – who operate within agile delivery teams, to champion the overall capability development of the function, champion professional development and foster a thriving and forward-thinking practice.
As the team manager, you’ll help ensure that our engineering teams have the skills, capacity and support they need to deliver high quality, enterprise scale software today and into the future.
We are looking for someone who understand the challenges and opportunities within software, test or data engineering – ideally gained through a previous technical or agile delivery role and this insight will support you to guide, coach and develop our teams.
In return, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, flexible and hybrid working options, and a personalised career development plan with time built in to succeed and grow in your career. You’ll have access to a broad range of learning opportunities.
This job role can be worked on a hybrid basis, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, working between the office in Taunton and remotely within the UK.
Part time hours of 22.2 might be considered for this role.
Responsibilities
* Line management of a number of engineers (split with other team managers)
* Supporting resourcing activity in line with the Technology division and UKHO’s strategic objectives. Working with the Head of Engineering to implement talent management initiatives in line with UKHO’s strategic workforce planning activity.
* Setting and monitoring development and objectives for team members.
* Addressing day-to-day escalations, functional and line management issues for the team
* Develop relationships within UKHO both within our areas of technology and the wider business to increase collaboration and a one team approach.
* Act as one of the joint practice heads of the engineering community, facilitating team meetings and other activities.
* Leading improvements to our Engineering practices
* Lead the team through business/cultural change
Typical day
* Carrying out one-to-one meetings with a number of engineers
* Working with other team managers on skills planning for the year
* Working on implementing a new process across software engineering teams (such as safety assurance)
* Attending a sprint review to understand current challenges faced and successes celebrated
* Interviewing a number of people for software and test engineering roles
* Preparing the agenda and organising speakers for the monthly community meeting
* Facilitating a bi-weekly meeting of Lead Engineers
* Working with the marketing team and HR teams on hiring campaigns
Person specification
* Practical experience of line management of a number of technical people, these will include performance management, career development and mentoring.
* Experience of within an Agile Environment, in some technical role (Development, Testing, Data Engineering or some other technical role)
* Experience of introducing change to a technical team(s)
* Strong communication & influencing skills, both verbal and written
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