Engineering Delivery Manager

Lead the delivery of complex engineering programmes supporting advanced defence systems and technologies. Join ALTEN Ltd as an Engineering Delivery Manager where youll take ownership of multidisciplinary engineering activities driving delivery across the full lifecycle from concept through to validation and acceptance.

Youll act as the focal point for engineering leadership ensuring solutions are delivered on time within budget and to the highest quality standards while working closely with customers partners and internal teams in a highly regulated environment.

Location: Belfast
Onsite: On Site presence is required. 
Seniority: Manager / Principal Level
Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the engineering strategy planning and delivery across the full project lifecycle
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams ensuring alignment to time cost and quality objectives
• Oversee requirements integration verification and validation activities to ensure robust lowrisk delivery
• Manage engineering governance including design reviews certification and technical approvals
• Coordinate engineering activities across internal teams suppliers and partners resolving risks and technical challenges
• Support programme leadership with risk opportunity and stakeholder management throughout delivery

Qualifications :

Required Skills

• Proven experience in engineering delivery or project leadership within defence aerospace or safetycritical environments
• Strong background managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex system development
• Experience delivering solutions across the full systems or engineering lifecycle (requirements to V&V)
• Ability to manage technical risk cost and schedule within structured programme environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills across customers suppliers and internal teams

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Confident leader with strong decisionmaking capability
• Excellent communicator across technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence and align teams
• Proactive deliveryfocused mindset

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience defining engineering strategy WBS and delivery frameworks
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and governance processes
• Experience working with international teams partners or customers
• Background in complex system integration or largescale programmes
• Familiarity with regulated or safetycritical standards and environments

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time