Technical Director
Core
Providing strategic technical leadership and driving engineering excellence for key Defence business accounts, focusing on capability development and account growth.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Director (Defence Engineering)
Builds
Strategic technical roadmaps, engineering capability, and delivery strategies for major infrastructure projects.
Domain
Defence industry, Naval Nuclear environments
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic technical leadership, multidisciplinary engineering team management, full project lifecycle management (Concept to Installation), regulatory compliance (CDM, Machinery Directive, PED), Quality Management Systems (QMS), commercial awareness (NEC3/4 contracts), stakeholder management, bid/no-bid assessment, recruitment leadership.
Preferred skills
Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, experience with Rolls-Royce Submarines or MoD – SDA, NEC3/4 contract expertise.
Technologies
QMS, BMS, NEC3, NEC4
Responsibilities
Taking overall accountability for technical delivery and quality, developing technical roadmaps and strategies, acting as senior technical interface with stakeholders, supporting bid reviews, championing technical excellence and continuous improvement, leading recruitment for strategic hires, serving as senior escalation point for technical issues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight