Engineering Resource Manager

Engineering Resource Manager What's on offer for you as Engineering Resource Manager

• £80,000 - £90,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Performance‑related bonus
• Pension scheme up to 8%
• 33 Days Holidays (inc Bank Holidays) with the opportunity to earn an additional 12 flex days a year
• Monday to Friday, days‑based working with the option to work 1 day a week from home
• High‑impact role with genuine influence over engineering capability and delivery
  Strategic visibility with senior stakeholders across the business
• Opportunity to shape workforce planning, processes and long‑term engineering strategy
• Work within technically challenging, high‑integrity defence programmes

Our client is a well‑established engineering consultancy delivering high‑value defence projects where schedule, cost and capability must align. They are seeking an Engineering Resource Manager to take ownership of engineering capacity, drive effective deployment of people, and ensure delivery commitments are met through robust planning, tenacious stakeholder engagement, and commercial awareness.

This is a commercially focused leadership role, responsible for balancing demand, capability and cost. It requires someone who can lead without authority, influence across functions, navigate budgets and priorities, and keep delivery on track in a fast‑moving engineering environment. While not a technical engineering role, a solid understanding of engineering disciplines is essential to operate with credibility.

• Own engineering resource planning, capacity modelling and deployment to support programme delivery
• Translate project demand into realistic headcount, contractor and recruitment plans
• Act as the primary interface with Recruitment and manage contractor/consultancy resource
• Produce and manage resource forecasts, utilisation KPIs and delivery reporting
• Influence cross‑functional teams to resolve constraints and protect cost, schedule and delivery

• Background working in regulated engineering or manufacturing environments - Essential
• Proven experience in engineering resource management or delivery‑focused workforce planning
• Strong commercial, planning and analytical capability
• Experience working with recruitment teams, contractors and external suppliers
• Ability to influence without authority across engineering, finance and operations
• High emotional intelligence with resilience in fast‑paced environments

• Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience (essential)
• Engineering degree and/or professional registration Mechanical Engineering desirable but not essential

• Right to work in the UK is required and is subject to security and export control restrictions