JAMES KIDD

L6328 Recording Services Bridging Project
Project Engineering Manager (Feb 2026 – Present)
Deputy Project Engineering Manager (Dec 2023 – Jan 2025)

• Built, owned, and updated technical delivery plans, challenging assumptions, managing dependencies, and aligning resources across multi‑site delivery.
• Acted as technical point of contact, providing concise, tailored updates and clear recommendations to project leadership, operational teams, and suppliers.
• Tailored technical governance to the risk profile (e.g., Prestwick high‑risk deployment), ensuring adherence to NATS safety and service principles and robust engineering assurance.
• Led systems‑engineering activities across PD/implementation, including requirements definition, verification approaches, and assurance evidence.
• Identified and challenged scope creep, protecting cost, schedule, and quality while keeping delivery coherent and achievable.
• Directed the Prestwick FOS deployment—making priority engineering decisions that were safe, pragmatic, and aligned with operational priorities.
• Coordinated BAU handover: service documentation, operational readiness, and knowledge transfer to service operations for a controlled entry into service.
• Supported and coached junior systems engineers, agreeing learning objectives and allocating scoped work to build capability and accelerate delivery.

L6334 Radio Replacement Project

Project Engineering Manager – (Dec 2024 – Jan 2025)

• Produced the feasibility & options report to inform tender down‑selection into PD, providing evidence‑based recommendations.
• Led structured test campaigns against high‑level requirements with senior technical designers; assessed supplier compliance with NATS requirements.
• Managed supplier delivery to plan during assessments; progressed key tender stages with clear, data‑driven rationale.
• Communicated complex engineering trade‑offs in plain English to stakeholders, enabling informed decisions under time pressure.

• Placement 1 – L5325 Core Infrastructure & Project Kite — Systems Engineering
• Placement 2 – Intelligent Approach – L6235 Pairwise (Gatwick) & L6256 Advanced Mixed Mode (Gatwick) — Systems Engineering
• Placement 3 – L6328 Recording Services Bridging Project & L6334 Radio Replacement Project – Role: Deputy Project Engineering Manager & Project Engineering Manager

• Acted as the main point of contact for customer-related issues during busy trading periods leading a team and ensuring smooth operations