Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Salary Range: £85,000 per annum

Location: Workington

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

Working mode: Full-time, Onsite

Benefits Package: Competitive benefits package included

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.

• 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.
• National Security Vetting Status:
  Ability to gain SC Clearance.

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