Job Description
Are you an experienced engineering leader ready to build high-performing teams and drive meaningful technical change? We’re looking for an Engineering Team Manager to lead delivery across our engineering estate, shaping how we build, run and evolve services. This is a great opportunity to combine people leadership with technical oversight, influencing how we deliver value across our technology landscape.
This is a hybrid role, a mix of working from home plus time in our central Leeds & Bradford offices.
About the role
As an Engineering Team Manager, you’ll lead, develop and motivate a team of Engineers, driving high-quality delivery and continuous improvement across services and change initiatives.
You’ll work closely with stakeholders, architecture and delivery partners to ensure solutions are delivered effectively, safely and in line with strategic priorities.
In this role, you will:
1. Lead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering team, building capability and supporting continuous development
2. Own the delivery of engineering change, ensuring services are delivered efficiently and aligned to business needs
3. Collaborate with stakeholders, product teams and architecture to shape solutions and influence longer-term technology plans
4. Manage third-party partners, ensuring delivery meets agreed standards, commitments and expectations
5. Set and uphold engineering standards, assuring technical quality, risk management and best practice
6. Oversee planning and prioritisation, balancing delivery, cost, risk and resource management
7. Contribute to budget planning, forecasting and cost centre management
8. Act as a deputy to senior engineering leadership, supporting succession planning and wider capability development
About you
You’re a strong people leader with a solid engineering background and a track record of delivering change in complex environments. You’re comfortable balancing delivery, people and commercial considerations, and thrive in a collaborative, evolving organisation. You’ll have -
9. Experience leading and developing engineering teams, building capability and driving high performance
10. Strong understanding of engineering delivery, including planning, prioritisation and service support
11. Experience working with stakeholders across technology and the wider business to shape and deliver outcomes
12. Ability to manage third-party suppliers, ensuring performance, value and alignment to objectives
13. Strong awareness of cost, risk and resource management within engineering delivery
14. Experience contributing to financial planning, forecasting and budget management
15. A focus on continuous improvement, with the ability to influence standards, ways of working and organisational change
16. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead and inspire others
17. Ideally have experience of API’s and Java Spring Boot Microservices
About us
At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.
Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.
Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.
About our Benefits
We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:
18. Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
19. Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
20. Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
21. Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
22. My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.