Contract Project Engineering Lead, Ultra

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Senior and Expert level

London

Remote from UK

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Defence and security systems

Open for applications

Defence and security systems

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterprise

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Senior and Expert level

London

Remote from UK

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterprise

Company mission

To develop mission-critical solutions in support of a safer tomorrow.

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Company

Role

Who you are

This role will suit someone with a background in working on complex engineering projects with experience of work package management
Great communication skills to build strong relationships within the team and with stakeholders
Experience of managing a team through an engineering development project, ideally from requirements elicitation stage through to production
Experience of defence projects
Experience of engineering estimation
Experience of producing engineering plans with dependencies, assumptions, risk and opportunities identified, communicated and managed
An understanding of the different design gates a project goes through, from bid to full scale production readiness review
An understanding of configuration management and change management
A background in systems engineering, with an understanding of electrical, mechanical and software engineering
Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers

What the job involves

This role works closely with the Project Manager and the System Design Authority on a project
As the Project Engineering Lead you will be responsible for successfully delivering engineering activities to time, cost and quality
You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, delivering a defined scope of engineering work

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Ultra is a systems and sub-system provider specialising in solutions for the defence, security, critical detection, and control industries. The company comprises maritime, forensics, and energy divisions, an intelligence and communications division, and a unit working in Precision Control Systems for aerospace.

Ultra operates in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, working with clients including the US Department of Defense, and BAE. In 2022, Ultra was acquired – to some controversy – by US private equity firm Advent International. Concerns about the sale of a UK defence firm to a foreign entity caused the government to get involved before the deal, only allowing the acquisition under a pile of conditions.

With this development, Ultra is said to be undergoing significant remodelling, and it will be interesting to see how it emerges.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

-4% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

Company

Company benefits

Employer Paid:
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid maternity leave
Paid paternity leave
Disability insurance
Flex schedule
Robust PTO package

Company HQ

Marylebone, London, UK

Leadership

Simon Pryce

(CEO)

Former CEO of BBA Aviation and GKN. They are now the CEO of RS Group.

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