DVA Strategy Manager
Added 20 Aug · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£74,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1139 (72% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £74,700, and McLaren Automotive Ltd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2127 (Engineering project managers and project engineers, If the role were hands-on engineering project delivery rather than strategic governance.) or SOC 2481 (Quality control and planning engineers, If focus were quality/tolerancing engineering rather than senior functional management.). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
What to Expect
As a DVA Strategy Manager within Design Execution Validation, you are accountable for the definition, governance, and consistent delivery of Part Quality Definition (PQD), datum strategy, and tolerancing across all vehicle programmes.
PQD defines how parts mount, locate, and interface on the vehicle, forming the foundation for engineering design execution. You are responsible for ensuring that PQDs are clearly defined, scalable, and uniformly applied across the organisation, enabling robust, buildable designs.
This role operates at a senior management level, setting the direction, standards, and operating framework for dimensional engineering, while ensuring delivery is executed effectively through a team of DVA Programme Leads embedded within each programme.
You act as the organisation’s authority for dimensional definition, influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring alignment between design intent, manufacturing capability, and product quality targets, with a direct impact on Engineering Right First Time (RFT) performance.
What You'll Do
DVA Strategy coordination:
As a DVA Strategy Manager within Design Execution Validation, you are accountable for the definition, governance, and consistent delivery of Part Quality Definition (PQD), datum strategy, and tolerancing across all vehicle programmes.
PQD defines how parts mount, locate, and interface on the vehicle, forming the foundation for engineering design execution. You are responsible for ensuring that PQDs are clearly defined, scalable, and uniformly applied across the organisation, enabling robust, buildable designs.
This role operates at a senior management level, setting the direction, standards, and operating framework for dimensional engineering, while ensuring delivery is executed effectively through a team of DVA Programme Leads embedded within each programme.
You act as the organisation’s authority for dimensional definition, influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring alignment between design intent, manufacturing capability, and product quality targets, with a direct impact on Engineering Right First Time (RFT) performance.
What You'll Do
DVA Strategy coordination:
- Own the definition and deployment of PQD as the enterprise standard for how parts mount and interface on the vehicle. Ensure all the PQS Sprints are timely planes and delivered.
- Establish PQD as a core element of engineering governance, ensuring consistent interpretation and application across all programmes.
- Ensure strategies are scalable, repeatable, and consistently applied across programmes.
- Drive alignment between design, manufacturing, and quality functions to ensure feasibility and robustness.
- Act as the senior authority for dimensional strategy across the business.
- Represent dimensional strategy in programme reviews, governance forums, and business decision-making.
- Ensure dimensional considerations are embedded in key product and engineering decisions.
- Hold overall accountability for delivery of DVA and dimensional quality targets across all programmes.
- Lead and manage a team of DVA Programme Leads, each accountable for implementation within their respective programmes.
- Set clear direction, expectations, and performance standards for delivery of PQD, datum, and tolerancing.
- Provide oversight and assurance, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to standards across all programmes.
- Intervene at a senior level to resolve any cross-programme conflicts, High-risk dimensional issues, Strategic misalignments.
- Provide an integrated link between design intent, quality target expectation and engineering drawing / quality control plan definition to ensure robust design capability and effective communication.
- Define and maintain the DVA standards, frameworks, and governance over tolerances
- Drive consistency in PQD implementation, Datum and tolerancing approaches
- Build and develop a high-performing DVA leadership capability through Programme Leads.
- Ensure alignment between engineering, simulation, and manufacturing disciplines into a unified dimensional strategy.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
- Degree in Mechanical / Automotive Engineering or similar with extensive experience in dimensional engineering.
- Deep expertise in: GD&T (BS8888 / ISO1101), Datum strategy and location principles, Tolerancing strategy at system and vehicle level
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at senior and executive levels
- Strategic mindset with accountability for business-critical outcomes
- Confident in setting direction and holding engineering teams to account
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex technical topics into business impact
- High level of resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced programme environment
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
- Structured career development framework
- 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
- Enhanced company pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus award
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.
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McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.
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Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 1139 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~128k in sampleP25 £57kP75 £104k
£44kmedian £80kgoing rate £75k£129k
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