Engineering Manager

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Salary Range: £85,000 per annum

Benefits Package: Competitive benefits package included

Location: Workington

Full Site Based/Hybrid/Remote Working: Full-time, Onsite

Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function across a portfolio of major infrastructure projects. Working within a collaborative project environment, you will provide engineering leadership from bid stage through to project completion, ensuring engineering excellence, technical assurance, and compliance with client, regulatory, and business requirements.

You will play a key role in supporting project delivery, driving innovation, maintaining engineering standards, and developing high-performing teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in construction or infrastructure projects who is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality engineering solutions.

• Lead the engineering function across multiple projects, ensuring engineering processes, procedures, and governance are consistently implemented.
• Provide engineering assurance throughout design, construction, commissioning, and project handover.
• Undertake the duties of CDM Principal Designer where required.
• Provide technical leadership and advice to project teams, clients, and senior stakeholders.
• Support bids, tenders, and technical submissions, providing engineering input during work-winning activities.
• Line manage Design Managers and engineering teams, supporting performance, development, and succession planning.
• Ensure engineering procedures remain aligned with client requirements, current legislation, industry standards, and best practice.
• Promote innovation, modern engineering techniques, digital technologies, and value engineering throughout project life cycles.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety, quality, and environmental performance, challenging poor practice where necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement by embedding lessons learned and promoting best practice across engineering, sustainability, quality, and social value.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and key external stakeholders.
• Support the recruitment, mentoring, training, and professional development of engineers at all levels.
• Assist with engineering resource planning and movement of staff across projects to support business needs and career development.
• Represent the business professionally with clients, educational establishments, and industry partners to strengthen its engineering profile.
• Promote collaborative working practices across project teams and stakeholders.

• Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline relevant to infrastructure or construction.
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or working towards professional registration is desirable.
• Minimum three years' experience in a similar Engineering Manager role within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor or comparable organisation.
• Strong understanding of engineering design, construction, and project delivery within complex infrastructure environments.
• Experience operating within regulated industries or major infrastructure projects.
• Thorough understanding of CDM Regulations, with experience acting as Principal Designer desirable.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, engineering governance, and client approval processes.
• Familiarity with client engineering standards, gated project processes, and quality management systems.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and team development skills.
• Demonstrable commitment to safety, quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Ability to gain SC Clearance.

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