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Chief Engineer

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Posted a month ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Andover, Hampshire SP11, England

Salary

£750 - £35 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Chief Engineer position in Andover offers a contract rate of up to £750 per day outside IR35 for a duration of 6 months or more.
  • Candidates must possess SC security clearance and have a strong background in leading enterprise-scale solution development within the defence sector.
  • The role involves collaborating with senior stakeholders to define technical capabilities, providing leadership to client-side teams, and supporting transformation activities.
  • Essential skills include experience in complex systems engineering, knowledge of architecture methodologies like TOGAF, and familiarity with ITIL practices in the MoD domain.
  • A hands-on understanding of Military Communications and Information Systems, as well as configuration management, is also required for this position.

Job title: Chief Engineer
Location: Andover
Rate: up to 750per day outside ir35

Contract: 6 months+

Candidates must hold SC security clearance for this role

I am looking for a chief Engineer for a client of mine who are a leading Engineering and Tech firm operating within the UK defence sector.

Responsibilities:
* Working with senior client stakeholders to understand required technical capabilities and timelines across related sets of large-scale Information Systems delivery programmes.

  • Provide a leadership role within the client-side team. Work with client-side functional leads to develop and action time bound organisational capability delivery increments.
  • Work with delivery project teams to identify opportunities to trial new ways of working. Identify lessons learned and feedback into approach
  • Provide outward facing support into Army HQ, Defence Digital and the Army end customer. Cohere approach with transformation activities running outside of immediate client-side delivery team.

Skills required:

  • Experience of leading Enterprise-scale solution development or assessment within a defence context. Previous experience as a Design Authority in a complex Systems Engineering environment.
  • Practical experience of leading transformation programmes whether in industry or client side.
  • Experience of being an advocate for both Engineering and change activity.
  • Knowledge of architecture methodologies, standards, frameworks and tools (preferably TOGAF/Archimate).
  • Experience in the application of ITIL in the MoD domain
  • Good awareness of Safety and Security Management practices in the MoD domain.
  • Hands on experience of configuration management & baseline development through lifecycle on complex programmes
  • Knowledge and understanding of Military Communications and Information Systems (CIS) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to reply to this advert or call me on (phone number removed)

Many thanks,

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