Chief Project Engineer
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Hybrid - Minimum of 3 Days a week in the office
NautIQ Solutions (UK) Chief Project Engineer (Commercial & Naval Marine Installed Products)
The Chief Project Engineer (Commercial & Naval Marine Installed Products) will be the representative for all technical issues with suppliers, customers, and operators for the installed product base (electrical), specifically ASTUTE, DREADNOUGHT (once Boat 1 hardware has been delivered) and surface warship electrical distribution systems and equipment, including the Marello DC Hybrid system. The role will contribute to business strategy, driving product improvement and for providing technical direction to the programme on all engineering deliverables.
The Chief Project Engineer leads the engineering effort to ensure the delivery of all engineering work in a project on behalf of the Chief Marine Engineer and will be required to work closely with the Rolls-Royce core engineering leadership as required to sustain rigorous engineering capability and will also work with NautIQ Solutions Engineering Team Leads on a daily basis to ensure engineering efficacy and delivery against schedule is sustained. The CPE should own and deliver packages of work in line with cost quality, and schedule requirements. This role is the accountable to the NautIQ Solutions Chief Marine Engineer.
NautIQ Solutions is responsible for low voltage distribution equipment on various Naval applications including submarines and also the expanding range of DC Hybrid propulsion systems for the Commercial Marine market. This position will be responsible for all installed products on Naval and Commercial Marine platforms, including DREADNOUGHT.
Accountabilities as a Chief Project Engineer:
• Assisting the Chief Marine Engineer with assuring and managing product safety through compliant use of proven processes and lead closure strategies to timely completion.
• Leading the change management process within engineering to ensure that the level of change and the incorporation of it are managed.
• Establishing and maintaining the overall governance structure on behalf of the Chief Marine Engineer to ensure that quality, schedule, and cost targets are achieved.
• Implementing effective Risk Management and Project Gated Review Processes for the package, including a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Leading the System Engineering and systems thinking in the engineering team in the project. • Representing the Chief Marine Engineer as required.
Manage Projects & Programmes
A keen advocate and champion of High Performance Culture who lives its values • Customer focused
• Creative thinker and pragmatic problem solver
• Masters or Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering subject
• Significant and proven domain knowledge and experience of naval or marine autonomy, optimisation, decision making.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering systems complying with naval and marine standards, specifications and safety standards
• Appropriate domain design/functional domain knowledge to facilitate competent oversight of deployed engineering delivery
• Experience applying Systems Engineering approach or equivalent (Robust Design, Black belt, PELA etc.); By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
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To apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold sole UK nationality.
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Keywords: Project Engineer, Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX