Contract Management Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Maintaining, implementing and updating the contracts as conditions change. Programme Management – Developing strategies, objectives and plans to meet customer and internal milestones with 100% DDC. Dynamic development of project teams situated globally and resources to match the project maturity and business requirements. Leading customer and in-house programme reviews. Setting and managing annual programme budgets. Working with Chief Engineer to ensure timely delivery of milestones. Risk Management – Developing and maintaining pro-active risk management of milestones and technical performance in line with company processes. De-risking financially through

risk avoidance and risk sharing within the supply chain

Customer Management – maintaining the customer interface and reporting on progress. Managing site support, customer training and customer reports. Maintaining requirements

management through interface control documents, coordination memos & specifications.

Business Plan Management – monitoring and maintaining the approved business

model, including non-recurring costs, unit recurring costs, resource utilisation and Capital

Expenditure. Developing ongoing cost out plans through design changes and sourcing strategies in line with the goals of the business.

Design Process Management – ensuring the application of design process steps from

prototype and concept phases through development and qualification, applying DFSS

and DFM/DFA, and ensuring cost, weight, performance and reliability targets are met.

Development Testing  - ensuring the use of test plans covering concept proving, risk reduction, performance, reliability growth, integration and qualification testing and the use of FRACAS to monitor failures and corrective actions. Leading problem resolution where necessary and

ensuring correct resources are applied to solve technical problems. Management of the

design and build of development test rigs and equipment.

Production Readiness – managing the interface with the manufacturing module

New Product Introduction manager and all aspects of module build readiness,

manufacturing engineering, tooling, product industrialization and Quality.

Development and refinement of the Production Test Specification using DFSS techniques.

Management of the design, build and commissioning of production test equipment and rigs.

Supply chain readiness – ensuring early involvement of suppliers and timely supplier

selections meeting both the needs of the Project and Sourcing teams. Overseeing

application of Production Readiness into the supply chain and managing the flow down of

appropriate contract requirements and penalties to suppliers. Ensuring performance is

monitored against requirements and effective corrective action taken where needed.