Senior Engineering Manager - MEICA

Senior Engineering Manager (MEICA)
Scotland / Glasgow - UK
Talented people are the key to our success.
A rare opportunity has arisen to shape and lead the Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) engineering capability across a major, long-term infrastructure programme.
As Senior Engineering Manager (MEICA), you will provide strategic and technical leadership across a growing portfolio of complex projects, strengthening engineering governance, technical assurance, competency management and cross-discipline integration. Operating as a key member of the Framework Engineering Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, compliant and successful delivery of critical infrastructure projects for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
This position offers the opportunity to influence programme-wide engineering standards, develop future engineering capability and leave a lasting legacy across a nationally significant infrastructure framework.
Role Responsibilities


Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and integrate MEICA engineering across the programme, ensuring alignment with project objectives, client requirements and business strategy.
• Act as the senior technical authority for mechanical engineering while providing leadership and oversight across electrical, instrumentation, control and automation disciplines.
• Support the Framework Head of Engineering in developing and implementing the engineering strategy for the programme.
• Champion engineering excellence, innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation.

• Establish and maintain robust engineering governance, technical standards and assurance processes.
• Provide professional oversight to discipline engineering managers and project engineering teams.
• Ensure engineering outputs comply with legislative, regulatory and client requirements.
• Lead technical reviews, approvals and escalation processes for complex engineering matters.

• Develop engineering capability through recruitment, succession planning, mentoring and professional development initiatives.
• Establish and maintain competency frameworks across MEICA disciplines.
• Support engineers in achieving professional qualifications and chartered status.
• Build and strengthen the engineering function to meet current and future programme requirements.

• Coordinate technical interfaces across mechanical, electrical, control, automation, civil and construction disciplines.
• Oversee constructability, systems integration, testing, commissioning and handover requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in the resolution of complex engineering challenges.
• Ensure effective collaboration between design, construction and operational teams.

• Build strong relationships with clients, framework partners, designers, contractors and supply chain organisations.
• Support engagement with technical assurance bodies, duty holders and specialist engineering advisors.
• Provide authoritative technical advice to senior stakeholders and programme leadership teams.
• Promote collaborative working and knowledge sharing across the programme.

• Drive the development of technical standards, lessons learned and best practice initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering performance, efficiency and quality.
• Support innovation and adoption of new technologies and engineering solutions.
• Contribute to long-term engineering strategy and programme growth.

• Significant senior-level experience leading multidisciplinary MEICA engineering teams within complex infrastructure, construction or regulated environments.
• Strong mechanical engineering background with a sound understanding of electrical, controls, instrumentation and automation disciplines.
• Proven experience leading engineering governance, technical assurance and design management activities.
• Demonstrable success developing engineering capability through recruitment, competency management, mentoring and succession planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering interfaces across large-scale programmes or portfolios.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide clear technical leadership in complex environments.
• Experience working collaboratively with project teams, clients and supply chain partners to achieve successful project…