Head Of International - Uk Global Combat Air Programme (Fcas)
Jul 2023 - Aug 2024
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Programme Manager
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Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom
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Chris Ironside is listed as Programme Manager based in Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at tatamotors.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Chris Ironside.
Chris Ironside previously worked as Head of International - UK Global Combat Air Programme (FCAS) at Mbda and Programme Manager STEP at Uk Atomic Energy Authority. Chris Ironside holds Master Of Science - Ms, Major Programme Management from Saïd Business School, University Of Oxford.
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About Chris Ironside
With over a decade of dedicated experience in program management, my focus has been directing complex, high-stakes projects with precision and strategic foresight at MBDA, UKAEA and JLR. My core competencies lie in project planning, new product development, international collaboration and team leadership. I am committed to bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, ensuring that projects not only meet but exceed our collective ambitions.At UK Atomic Energy Authority, I led the STEP programme, steering the engineering design of the UK's first fusion power plant towards operational readiness by 2040. This role involved managing a significant budget, integrating cost, work, and product structures, and driving the procurement of a scalable PLM solution. My leadership facilitated the collaboration of cross-functional teams, ensuring the roadmap's strategic milestones were successfully met and aligned with our operational objectives.The foundation of my programme management background was gained in JLR where I worked on new vehicle development programmes in a variety of roles, including whole vehicle and subsystem development. I worked on Range Rover, technology sharing with Tata in India and Advance Driver Assistance Systems.
Listed skills include Program Management, Project Planning, Team Leadership, Operations Management, and 8 others.
12 roles
Chris Ironside work experience
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• Programme Manager for the development of a first of a kind UK Fusion Power Plant.• Delivering an engineering concept design for a fusion power plant operational by 2040.• Driving the Government Business case submission for the detailed engineering design phase of the programme and roadmap through to delivery of plant.• Development and integration of the cost, work and product breakdown structures of the programme, supporting the delivery of the programme through life.• Sponsor for procurement and implementation of scalable PLM solution to support whole life plant development.• Accountable for £222m concept development budget to 2024 and planning for multi billion budget to 2040.• Developed and embedded an agile problem-solving mindset within a mixed Agile, waterfall delivery model.• Identified, developed and maintained relationships with the strategic supply base for the Programme.
Jul 2020 - Jul 2023
Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
Programme Manager Autonomous Deployment
Working to deliver autonomous features to production, employing and integrating Agile, waterfall and systems engineering to bring together Hardware, software and network.
Apr 2017 - Jul 2019
Programme Manager Tata Harrier
Tata Motors Limited
Secondment to Tata Motors to increase cooperation between JLR and Tata Motors. Working on new product development. Working with Tata Motors engineers to develop plans and schedules in order to deliver in a timely manner.
May 2015 - Apr 2017
Brazil Project Leader
Product development project leader for the localisation of Evoque and Discovery Sport into a New Plant in Brazil. Working with supplier technical management to establish quality localised commodity and subassembly supply.
Sep 2013 - May 2015
Vehicle Project Planner Jaguar Xf
Member of the Programme Management team for the new 2016 Jaguar XF. I facilitated a number of the Programme set piece meetings including the Programme Steering Meeting and Major issues escalation forum, lining up the right people with the right information for decisions to be taken. I also authored the Product description letter and managed the change control of the core assumptions.
Dec 2011 - Sep 2013
Trials Manager Armoured Trials And Development Unit
Project manager for the trial of armoured vehicles. Responsible for trials on three major armoured vehicle programs. Successfully managed trial of £30 million urgent operational requirement vehicle. Producing timely results to influence the concurrent production activity.
Sep 2010 - Aug 2011
Officer
Feb 2002 - Aug 2011
Training Officer Rac Training Regiment
Ran and developed leadership training courses for the Royal Armour Corps.
Jun 2009 - Aug 2010
Squadron 2Ic
Second in command of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear manoeuvre support Squadron for 1 year and Second in command of a medium armour Squadron for 1 Year.
Feb 2007 - May 2009
Engineer
Sep 1997 - Aug 1998
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Chris Ironside education
Master Of Science - Ms, Major Programme Management
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Chris Ironside has worked for Mbda, Uk Atomic Energy Authority, Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors Limited, and British Army.
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Chris Ironside holds Master Of Science - Ms, Major Programme Management from Saïd Business School, University Of Oxford.
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Chris Ironside is listed with skills including Program Management, Project Planning, Team Leadership, Operations Management, Defense, Command, Military Operations, and Military Experience.
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