Engineering Department Manager
Manchester / UK (Hybrid)
Permanent
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Department Manager to join a well-established engineering business with a strong pipeline of work across the water, nuclear, and energy sectors. This is a senior leadership role at the centre of a multi-discipline team (mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation), supporting delivery across large-scale infrastructure programmes.
The Role
Take ownership of engineering delivery across multiple projects, leading teams from early-stage design through to execution, and ensuring quality, coordination, and performance across all workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a multi-discipline engineering team across several live projects
- Act as the key link between engineering, delivery teams, and external partners
- Manage workload, resource planning, and team capability
- Oversee progress, risks, and overall performance
- Drive technical quality and consistency across outputs
- Support future work and shape upcoming opportunities
- Improve engineering delivery across the business
Requirements
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex projects
- Proven experience managing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation teams
- Strong understanding of multi-discipline design delivery
- Comfortable managing workload, priorities, and team structure
- Strong stakeholder engagement across all levels
- Background in infrastructure, energy, or similar engineering sectors
- Interested in a role with influence and ownership
- Motivated by long-term project pipelines and stability
- Keen to develop teams and increase capability
- Open to hybrid working across UK locations
- Engineering degree or equivalent
- Chartered status (or working towards) preferred
If you are interested or know someone suitable, please reach out for a confidential discussion