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Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what's possible.
From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we're driving progress in some of the world's most important industries - and working together to build a future we can all trust.
**Our Benefits**
- Annual Bonus + Free Private Medical Insurance
- ThalesFlex - Hybrid work environment
- Fitness Passport Discount - Access to a network of Gyms across AUS as cheap as $14.95 P/W
- Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
- Modernised Paid Parental Leave
- Veterans Leave
- Novated Lease options
- Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
- Personal & professional training development opportunities
- Sonder - Wellbeing & Support Partner
**Our Team**
From take-off to landing, Thales offers the most complete range of solutions to provide dynamic Air Traffic Services to support today's growing domestic and international travel requirements. Utilising this knowledge and experience Thales Australia will deliver a harmonised Civil/Military Air Traffic Management System (OneSKY) in Australia to Airservices Australia and Defence.
This will enable a new level of safety and efficiency, while also reducing delays for the travelling public and providing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes. OneSKY will transform Australia's sky and we are proud to be partners in its delivery.
**Your role**:
The ATC Engineering Delivery Manager - Bids is considered a business-critical position and is responsible for the management of all of the (research), design, development and/or integration activity and engineering activity estimation within the bid.
Part of your responsibility will be to coordinate with a multi-skilled team of system, safety, V&V;, software, software/system integrators as well as hardware and deployment engineers to provide on time delivery of solution and cost estimate for systems and/or sub-systems of products, or for Turnkey or ATC projects, across multiple platforms.
You will also provide guidance/assistance as required to the technical teams in regard to technical matters in support of the required architecture / design to ensure effectiveness whilst meeting customer requirements
This is a role where you will need to provide solid leadership, direction as well as support to the wider team.
**Some responsibilities include**:
- Managing of all of the engineering design, development and integration activity within the bid, ensuring all key commitments are met (Scope, Cost, Quality, Schedule, Risk)
- Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management (including task prioritisation and resource coordination) in support of achieving bid objectives and milestones
- Lead a multi-skilled team of engineers to deliver engineering services and support across multiple platforms, aligning team capability to meet customer expectations
- Provide guidance to technical teams with regard to Design matters aligned to the agreed architecture, to ensure effectiveness whilst meeting customer requirements
- Plan & Organise the delegation of Work Packages to best achieve the completion of the deliverables outlined in the Work Breakdown Structure
**On day one you'll bring**:
- A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or other relevant qualification
- Solid experience of managing the development of real time and distributed systems in Rail, Traffic, Marine, Aviation or other safety critical discipline (Air Traffic Management ideal but not mandatory)
- Proven experience and desire for working within the Bids lifecycle
- Experience of leading multi-skilled engineering teams within a matrix environment
- Experience in total life cycle of complex software development, including processes and responsibilities at each stage in the cycle
- In depth understanding of Systems Engineering processes and Functional Baseline Management
- Understanding of Earned Value Management, Work Package Control and reporting, with exposure to scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera etc.)
- Financial / budgetary management of engineering work packages or tasks
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across a complex environment.
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📌 Engineering Delivery Manager - Bids
🏢 Thales
📍 Melbourne