Technical Strategy Manager
- Location:
- South West jobs
- Salary:
- £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
- Company:
- ERS
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 05/11/2009 11:58
- Job id:
- 45867264
- Contact:
- Octavia Heath
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/OH30622-2
Technical Strategy Manager - Communications Infrastructure Architecture
Location: Bristol
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
Technical Strategy Manager Role Summery: Fully accountable for effective management of the UK-based Subject Matter Expert (SME) teams, and for their governance in line with GPT processes, for the production of deliverable satellite and radio (Tropo, HF, DMRS, SMR) communications capability strategy for SANG. Responsible for maintaining UK technical advisor competence at the required levels to meet customer needs, and to support business development and new business objectives as appropriate. Responsible for the assimilation and dissemination of leading technical best practice and capability.
Technical Strategy Manager duties and responsibilities:
Responsible to the GPT Head of New Business for the delivery of quality technical output required to support Riyadh-based customer facing functions. As such, the Technical Strategy
Manager will:
- Define and deliver and maintain a Satellite and Radio Communications strategy and acquisition/implementation plan for GPT/SANG.
- Be the subject matter expert for satellite and radio communications infrastructure architecture.
- Ensure that GPT design and practice is conducted and wholly resourced appropriately in the UK office, to GPT standards
- Be responsible for the appropriate management of the UK team with regard to commercial contractual obligations
- Be the prime European point of contact for technical matters relating to GPT work Fully accountable for managing the UK technical team and output within budget, and for completing appropriate commercial processes required to facilitate/support financial revenue.
- Fully accountable for maintaining records of personnel effort/time in accordance with standard GPT practice.
- Responsible for delivering operations to current best practice within budget constraints.
- Delegated budget responsibility with authorised limits, appropriate for the position
- Local authority on approval of preliminary design reviews.
Technical Strategy Manager Requirements:
- Design management experience in major space communications infrastructure systems programmes.
- Detailed knowledge of space and other radio frequency bearer communications systems.
- Proven track record in similar role, managing teams and working to tight timescales
- Good standard of written and spoken English
DESIRABLE:
- Experience in delivery of communications services
- Experience of living or working in the Middle East
Apply or email your full CV to octavia_heath@ers.co.uk or call Octavia on 01923 22 55 81 for more information.
