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Leads Value Analysis and Value Engineering activities across security and detection products. Facilitates functional analysis workshops, applies design-to-cost and target-costing methods, influences product architecture, conducts benchmarking and reverse engineering, and develops value-improvement business cases. The role partners with engineering and supplier teams to reduce lifecycle costs while maintaining safety, performance, quality, serviceability, and compliance. It also coaches teams in VAVE methodologies and supports NPI, make-versus-buy, and technology-selection decisions.

Supports an enterprise transformation programme by tracking milestones, risks, issues, actions, dependencies, benefits and financial performance. Maintains programme plans, dashboards, reporting packs, governance documentation and SharePoint repositories. Coordinates steering meetings and workshops, follows up with stakeholders, identifies data quality and delivery risks, and provides accurate updates to senior leaders. The role requires strong organisation, stakeholder management, reporting, analysis and programme-controls expertise.

Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for low-power microcontrollers and Linux-based detection systems. Lead technical investigations, define requirements and interfaces, contribute to architecture, perform testing and code reviews, and collaborate across hardware and systems teams. Own software work packages, support Agile delivery, improve engineering practices, and mentor junior engineers. The role focuses on mission-critical chemical and explosive trace detection technology.

Leads the global Contracts Excellence function, establishing contract management standards, governance, lifecycle frameworks, and performance processes. Oversees aftermarket, service, support, managed service, and programme contracts across international regions. Partners with commercial, programme, service, legal, and finance teams to manage risk, improve contractual performance, maximize commercial value, and strengthen customer outcomes. Builds organizational capability through coaching, playbooks, tools, communities of practice, and continuous improvement.

Lead global sustainability and ESG programmes, ensure product environmental compliance (REACH, RoHS, SCIP, Conflict Minerals), manage supplier declarations and carbon accounting (GHG Protocol), drive ESG reporting (CDP, TCFD, CSRD, ISSB), and embed sustainability governance across operations, engineering, procurement and supply chain.

Develops innovative Dry Gas Seal technologies from market research and customer insights through concept design, prototyping, testing, and validation. The role uses SolidWorks, coordinates prototype builds and testing, collaborates with procurement and materials teams, and drives technology initiatives within an agile R&D environment. Candidates should have strong mechanical design, product development, and innovation experience, ideally in rotating equipment or related industries.

Execute MPS/MRP outputs in ERP, release planned orders, manage stock transfer orders, resolve material and system mismatches, support capacity planning and continuous improvement, and maintain planning processes and audits.

Lead corporate and consolidated financial reporting for Smiths Detection preparing the business for independent external reporting. Design and implement reporting processes, policies and a Group Accounting Manual; manage preparation of financial statements, disclosures and external audit; provide technical IFRS and UK public company accounting advice; perform complex analyses (cashflow, pensions, EPS, share-based payments); train and support global finance teams; prepare papers for Audit Committee and liaise with external auditors.

Support regional supply chain execution by coordinating planning, procurement and operations activities, maintaining ERP/MRP data integrity, analysing performance, developing dashboards/reports (Excel, Power BI), identifying risks and root causes, and supporting corrective actions and supply chain projects.

Leads the global Gas Seal Support Systems engineering organization across pre-order and post-order activities. Owns engineering delivery from RFQ through design release, customer approval, manufacturing, and documentation. Manages global engineering teams, capacity planning, performance metrics, standardization, continuous improvement, technical alignment, and customer issues. Supports product development, cost optimization, audits, and compliance with specifications, ISO standards, and EHS requirements.