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Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Fully accountable for effective management of the UK-based SDE engineering teams, and for their governance in line with specified processes.
Responsible for maintaining UK engineering competence at the required levels to meet customer needs.
Responsible for the assimilation and dissemination of leading engineering best practice and capability back to System Design Authority in KSA.

The UK Engineering Manager is responsible to the System Design Authority for the delivery of quality engineering output required to support Riyadh-based customer facing functions.
As such, the Engineering Manager will:
Ensure that specified engineering design and practice is conducted and wholly resourced appropriately in the UK office, to specified standards;
Provide a local System Design Authority function, managing local design reviews etc in line with Riyadh office needs.
Be responsible for the appropriate management of the UK team with regard to commercial contractual obligations
Be the prime European point of contact for technical matters
Fully accountable for managing the UK engineering team and output within budget, and for completing appropriate commercial processes required to facilitate/support financial revenue.
Fully accountable for maintaining records of engineering effort/time in accordance with specified standard practice.
Responsible for delivering engineering operations to current best practice within budget constraints.

Primarily a UK role, the Engineering Manager will be expected to come into contact with UK Ministry of Defence, suppliers, external Corporate management and other corporate visitors.
Travel to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh will be expected.

Essential
UK Bachelors Degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline.
Proven track record in similar role, managing teams and working to tight timescales
Good standard of written and spoken English

Desirable
Business experience in the Defence Sector
Experience in delivery of communications services
Experience of living or working in the Middle East

The successful candidate will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment.

Mylen Recruitment Ltd is a recruitment agency specialising in Aerospace, Automotive, Aviation, Design, Mechanical, Electronic, Production, IT and Software, Engineering.
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