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Description:

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

WHAT TO EXPECT 

We're examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification, and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility for our business. Join a team of next-generation thinkers within Engineering Delivery, enabling the delivery of critical future engineering programmes, including developing cutting-edge technologies ranging from future autonomous driving capabilities to delivering the future all-electric Range Rover.
Using an Agile operating model this role will support the delivery of such programmes, projects, and their interdependencies within the Engineering Delivery team. Typically, this will involve the identification, planning, and coordination of specific projects, working with Product Owners and Scrum Masters across different levels of the Agile organisation. 

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Deliver projects utilising project management techniques to ensure the delivery and achievement of strategic business objectives. 
Management of required governance, including milestone reporting, project status reporting, and risk and issue management. 
Apply Agile project management principles to develop more effective and efficient ways of working. 
Manage stakeholders to ensure projects add value and are aligned with stakeholder expectations. 
Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.  

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Essential:

Previous experience in a similar role in Programme Management with a track record of delivery. 
To act as the prime engineering contact in agile delivery groups, providing technical leadership and driving engineering excellence.
Proactively define and deliver technical compliance through defined KPIs.
Ability to identify and mitigate risks.
Report the progress of the Engineering workstreams at defined intervals, ensuring that technical output data is appropriately maintained.
Ability to present complex data & issues to a varied audience. 
Experience resolving problems using structured approaches and problem-solving tools. 
Good MS Office suite: Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience of managing projects & backlogs in tools such as Confluence & JIRA 

IMPACT: Credibility within the product development environment and ability to influence others
UNITY: Team Player
INTEGRITY: Previous experience with techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling the delivery of engineering content
GROWTH: Someone who will take on a challenge and get it done
CUSTOMER LOVE: Total desire to ensure delivery of Modern Luxury

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SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all