EC&I Manager

Position: EC&I Manager (Permanent)
Location: Cheadle

EC&I Manager (Design)

Full-time role (40 hours per week)
Salary: £75,000 – £85,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Based in Stockport, Cheshire

About the Company We are a growing SME design consultancy with 45 engineers and designers, supporting a wide variety of sectors, including whisky distilling, chemical, and pharmaceutical. With around 30 active projects at any time, our typical design project values reach up to £3 million in fees.

About the Role The EC&I Manager (Design) will lead the Electrical, Control & Instrumentation discipline within the consultancy. This is a senior role combining technical leadership, people management, and commercial input, with responsibility for delivering high-quality EC&I engineering across multiple projects.

In the initial phase, the role will remain largely hands-on, with approximately 80% fee-earning project work, reducing over time as the department and workload grow.

Key Responsibilities EC&I Department Leadership
Line management of EC&I engineers, designers, and an apprentice designer

Plan and balance workloads, track progress, and manage priorities

Chair weekly team coordination meetings

Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and annual performance reviews

Mentor engineers, designers, and apprentices, supporting technical and professional development

Promote a collaborative, ethical, and high-performance team culture

Project Delivery & Governance
Provide EC&I leadership across assigned projects

Work with Project Managers to align scope, resources, and deliverables

Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks

Ensure EC&I designs are safe, compliant, and appropriate to the project stage

Act as EC&I design authority for defined deliverables

Implement and maintain checking and approval procedures

Escalate complex or high-risk technical issues when required

Technical Expertise
Review and integrate Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control designs

Maintain sufficient cross-discipline knowledge to ensure design coherence

Oversee hazardous area design in line with ATEX / BS EN 60079

Provide functional safety oversight to BS EN 61511

Ensure EC&I designs meet relevant UK, EU, and industry standards

Guide designers and review technical outputs prior to issue

Planning, Reporting & Performance
Participate in regular resource planning and management meetings

Define and track EC&I department KPIs

Report on performance, risks, and improvement opportunities

Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and standards

Commercial & Business Support
Provide EC&I input into proposals, scopes, and manhour estimates

Support business development and identification of new opportunities

Maintain strong commercial awareness and focus on value delivery

Skills & Experience Essential

Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

Proven experience leading and managing engineering teams

Strong background in EC&I engineering within process industries

Experience acting as technical lead or design authority

Sound understanding of project planning, cost control, and reporting

Confident communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

Knowledge of relevant UK and EU engineering standards and regulations

Desirable

Functional safety experience to BS ENe.g. TÜV certification)

Hazardous area design experience to BS ENe.g. Comp Ex Ex12)

Working Conditions & Package
Full-time (40 hours per week)

Based in Stockport, Cheshire

Occasional travel to project sites

Flexible working and flexitime

Performance-related bonus, pension, health cover, and progression opportunities

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business