Job Description

Location:

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Salary:

Market related

Category

Software Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace and Defence

Contract type

Permanent

Employer:

TKMS ATLAS UK

Consultant:

Simon Page

Work Package Engineering Manager (Software)

Winfrith, Dorset - Hybrid working 3 days per week onsite - Permanent

We are looking for a Work Package Manager who is capable of leading activity to deliver complex software engineering projects for our defence maritime client TKMS Atlas UK. You will manage and coordinate technical teams for new product development initiatives from an early phase in the development lifecycle. This is not a line management position.

Knowledge and experience:

Excellent written and communication skills, including writing bids, technical reports and giving presentations. Proven ability in delivering software development programmes to time, cost, quality. Knowledge of software delivery estimation techniques, experience of using them and identifying best approaches. Identification and application of software development lifecycles to delivery programmes. Management of software development risk. Planning and leading software work-package and delivery projects. Leading software design activities and providing engineering support throughout the design, test and acceptance phases to ensure specifications are met, problem areas and risks are identified, and design is fit for purpose. Leadership of the technical concept development of innovative software solutions to meet challenging technical requirements. Generating software specifications and technical procurement specifications. Documenting the design process including demonstrating the verification of system requirements. Ability to understand UML diagrams would be desirable.

Additional Information:

TKMS Atlas provide a comprehensive benefits package on top of the salary. An additional perk is the use of a complimentary restaurant for staff to have meals on site.


The successful candidate will need to be capable of gaining a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level, you will be able to start on a baseline clearance with the SC pending.