Senior Engineering Manager in Cheltenham

Key Responsibilities<\/b><\/h3>Align engineering resources with strategic objectives to support both short - and long -term business goals.<\/li>Lead, develop and manage a high -performing engineering team, including capacity planning, recruitment, coaching, performance management and employee relations.<\/li>Contribute to and lead new business proposals, including bid development, customer relationship management and strategy to secure new contracts.<\/li>Manage new product development programmes from contract award through to introduction into the supply chain, ensuring delivery against cost, schedule and performance targets.<\/li>Oversee in -service engineering support, including issue resolution, failure analysis and concession management.<\/li>Drive technology acquisition and maturation through market analysis, gap identification and strategic planning.<\/li>Establish and maintain performance metrics to monitor the health of key business processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.<\/li>Support compliance with relevant certifications, approvals and internal procedures.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/span>Requirements<\/h3>Skills & Experience<\/b><\/h3>Essential:<\/b><\/div>Degree -qualified in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).<\/li>Minimum of 10 years’ engineering experience within aerospace, defence or a similar highly regulated industry.<\/li>Proven leadership experience, with the ability to deliver results through teams.<\/li>Strong analytical and problem -solving capabilities.<\/li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.<\/li>Professional and composed approach when dealing with challenging situations.<\/li>Effective time management and organisational skills.<\/li>Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies.<\/li>Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.<\/li><\/ul>Personal Attributes:<\/b><\/div>High integrity and commitment to doing the right thing.<\/li>Team -oriented with a collaborative mindset.<\/li>Strong coaching and performance management capability.<\/li>Focused on delivering value and driving operational excellence.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/span>Benefits<\/h3>Package & Contract<\/b><\/span><\/h3>Competitive salary and benefits package (details available on request).<\/li>Opportunity to play a key role in a forward -thinking engineering organisation with strong growth ambitions.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/span>