Project Engineer

Somerset  ‐ Onsite
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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Engineer to work within Central Government on a contract basis. This position is based in Bristol, initially until February 2017 offering up to £390 per day LTD.

Main Duties

The Project Engineer provides support or leadership in the development of the technical solution to meet the customer capability needs. They ensure that the solution is successfully integrated into the current enterprise whilst managing and minimising negative impacts. They seek to apply engineering best practice and ensure that all stakeholders are effectively managed throughout the engineering activities. They involve specialists as required and actively consider performance, safety and quality implications before making decisions.

Ensure that performance, time, cost, risk and safety factors are taken into consideration when making technical decisions.

Discuss and agree system design solutions with Suppliers and ensure that the inherent technical risks associated with them are understood and managed.

Ensure the solution integrates into defence and manage the system boundaries and interfaces by identifying, engaging and managing specialists as required.

Follow all applicable engineering standards, legisaltion, policy and guidance, ensuring that where there is deviation, the impact understood, planned and managed.

Specify the technical and integration aspects in contracts

Specify the technical and integration aspects in the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) ensuring that all Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs) are addressed.

Work with the Project Manager and other engineers to identify the technical stakeholders and ensure that they are identified, engaged and managed throughout the engineering activities.

The task is Safety Critical and is responsible to the Chinook TAA for the Safety Management of Chinook projects. The task includes development of Equipment Safety Assessments, Safety and Airworthiness Strategies and development of Release To Service Recommendations. The task is currently focused, inter alia, on delivery of Digital Automatic Flight Control System modification, the Traffic Awareness System modification, the Wires and Obstacles Awareness System Modification all of which are Safety Modifications that are approaching critical phases and are dependent on timely accurate Safety Assessements being developed in order to be cleared into service.

For any queries please contact Rebecca Eaton or (see below)

Start date
n.a
From
Interaction Recruitment PLC
Published at
26.08.2016
Project ID:
1192959
Contract type
Freelance
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