Description
The Head of Powertrain Programmes is accountable for leading the Powertrain Vehicle Line Management (VLM) team, Integration team and Series & TVM team alongside the integrated delivery of Powertrain systems and components across vehicle programmes in accordance with the McLaren Development Process (MDP).
The role translates business and programme priorities into a clear delivery strategy and is accountable for performance across technical content, quality, cost, timing and technical maturity.
Key responsibilities:
- Own the Powertrain programme delivery strategy and operating plan
- Be accountable for programme outcomes across technical content, quality, timing, cost, weight and delivery risk
- Coordinate Function Group management activities across programmes
- Define and agree Function Group project budgets
- Lead cross-functional activities with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance and Purchasing
- Ensure the Weight Management Process is followed
- Partner with Quality teams to ensure Engineering plans support corporate quality goals
- Represent the Function Group within vehicle project and programme governance
- Embed a robust Lessons Learned process throughout and at the end of each programme
- Provide clear leadership, objectives and performance expectations
- Develop organisational capability through workforce planning, succession planning, coaching, mentoring and targeted development
Requirements:
- Relevant Engineering degree or equivalent demonstrable technical and programme leadership experience
- Substantial experience leading complex automotive Powertrain programmes in an OEM or Tier One environment
- Demonstrable programme and project management capability
- Broad and deep understanding of Powertrain systems and the component delivery lifecycle
- Proven experience of financial and resource planning
- Strong working knowledge of automotive product-development process
- Proven people-leadership experience
- Ability to interpret complex programme, technical and commercial information and make balanced decisions
- Strong understanding of automotive quality, regulatory and governance requirements
- Confident use of programme-management, data-analysis and Microsoft Office tools
Benefits:
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Life assurance benefit
- Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year
- Benefits adaptable to lifestyle
- Generous parental leave policies
- Wellbeing initiatives