Expleo
Engineering Delivery / Work Package Manager (Part Time)
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Overview
Expleo is seeking a Work Package Manager to take full accountability for the delivery of defined work packages within a complex client-based engineering programme.
The role operates within an engineering environment, using technical understanding to support planning, coordination, and delivery management across multidisciplinary teams.
This position is delivery-focused, ensuring work packages are executed to meet scope, schedule, and performance objectives.
Note: This role does not provide technical authority, design ownership, or engineering assurance. Technical experience is applied solely to enable effective delivery management.
This role will only be 2 days a week (15 hours) and will require 1 day a week onsite attendance in Portsmouth.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver assigned work packages, accountable for scope, schedule, and delivery outcomes
- Develop and maintain delivery plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures (WBS)
- Coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams (hardware, software, data)
- Act as the primary delivery interface between engineering teams and programme stakeholders
- Drive progress, ensuring teams meet milestones and delivery commitments
- Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions (RAID)
- Provide clear and structured reporting on delivery status, KPIs, and performance
- Ensure adherence to programme governance and delivery controls
- Facilitate communication and alignment across technical teams and programme leadership
- Apply technical awareness to:
- Support planning and sequencing of engineering work
- Identify dependencies and integration risks
- Assess feasibility of delivery plans
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Qualifications
Degree (or equivalent experience) in:
- Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, or similar), or Project / Programme Management
Desirable:
- PRINCE2, APM, or PMP
- Awareness of systems engineering principles (e.g. INCOSE)
Essential skills
- Proven ability to own and deliver work packages or projects
- Strong planning and organisational skills (WBS, scheduling, dependency management)
- Effective risk and issue management (RAID)
- Ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional teams
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Good working understanding of systems engineering and integration environments
- Ability to apply technical awareness to support delivery planning and coordination
- Comfortable operating within structured governance frameworks
Desired skills
- Demonstrable experience as a Work Package Manager, Project Manager, or Delivery Manager
- Track record of delivering defined scope to schedule within engineering or technical programmes
- Exposure to software development or sandbox/test environments
- Familiarity with data processing or analysis environments
- Knowledge of Agile or hybrid delivery approaches
Experience
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams
- Experience managing delivery within structured governance and reporting environments
- Experience handling integration dependencies and delivery complexity
- Experience with hardware integration environments (e.g. rigs, labs, test facilities)
- Experience in complex or regulated engineering sectors (defence, marine, aerospace)
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What do I need before I apply
- Be prepared and able to be onsite in Portsmouth 1 day per week
- Eligible for UK SC Clearance (preference to already hold SC Clearance)
Benefits
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
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