Lead Engineering Project Manager

Overview

Lead Engineering Project Manager – Product Support at Dowty (a GE Aerospace company). Dowty is a world-leading manufacturer of integrated propeller systems with applications ranging from regional and military transport aircraft to marine hovercraft. The organization supports an extensive and growing fleet of in-service aircraft, from new builds to support for aircraft manufacturers and operators across the globe. This is a permanent position focused on all aspects of customer engineering, including support for ongoing operations and customer-driven improvements for a specific platform. The role also includes support to ongoing production and maintenance operations and leadership of projects related to reliability enhancements, cost reductions, or other improvements. Success offers opportunities for growth within Dowty and the broader GE Aerospace community.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy for your assigned projects.
• Be a customer advocate within the company, ensuring major issues and concerns are considered with the appropriate priority.
• Lead safety investigations to arrive at timely solutions acceptable to the company, customers and the authorities.
• Manage customer support requests including concessions and AOG (aircraft on ground) requests.
• Support programs across the product lifecycle, including bids and proposals, new product introduction and in-service support.
• Leverage reliability, operational and financial data to identify and advocate improvement opportunities for your assigned platform and the broader business.
• Support customer meetings with the program manager, including leadership of technical solutions.
• Support manufacturing and MRO operations for your assigned projects.
• Assure documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects consistent with company policy and customer requirements.
• Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews.
• Manage a test program to validate design change and manage continued airworthiness.
• Apply established project management tools to manage technical requirements from customers, company and regulatory authorities.
• Build and lead integrated product teams, mentoring assigned personnel to aid execution of projects.
• Manage all functions to ensure robust scope, schedules and risk assessments are developed to deliver project commitment.
• Ensure assigned projects are delivered within financial and contractual constraints, and through established company procedures.
• Create project estimates and support company strategic planning processes, including annual budgets, spend forecasts, resource planning and funding requirements.
• Develop statements of work to facilitate engagement of external engineering support where needed.
• Contribute to the development of the project engineering function and represent the management team when necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex aerospace products within customer or operationally focused environments.
• Experience with safety-critical products and knowledge of airworthiness requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and lead cross-functional teams, ranging from engineering to manufacturing, sourcing and external suppliers.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex projects using a range of established tools.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with aptitude for interacting at all levels within the business.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required by the business.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering or technical subject, or equivalent relevant experience.

Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

GE Aviation offers a flexible benefits plan called FlexChoice, providing freedom, choice and flexibility in how benefits are received, with opportunities to tailor benefits to individual needs. Default benefits include non-contributory pension, life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover, and holiday entitlement with an option to buy or sell added holiday flexibility.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. If BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer may be withdrawn on grounds of national security.

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, depending on UK immigration rules at the time, candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed if a suitably qualified candidate who does not require sponsorship is available.