Job Description
Job Title: Executive Assistant to the CTO & Regional Directors
Location: Manchester or Newcastle
Closing Date: 30/05/26
TalentLink #: BWE00320
Are you an accomplished Executive Assistant who thrives at the heart of senior leadership? This is a rare opportunity to work closely with the CTO and European Directors in a fast moving, international engineering consultancy, where your impact will be truly visible and valued.
What’s in It for You
True Strategic Exposure – This is far more than diary management. You’ll work side by side with senior leaders, supporting strategic decision making, governance, and regional leadership activity across Europe.
International & Varied Work – Operating within a matrixed, cross border organisation, you’ll engage with teams across multiple countries, cultures, and disciplines, gaining invaluable international experience.
A Trusted Partner Role – You’ll become a key point of connection between executives, teams, and external stakeholders, using sound judgement, discretion, and diplomacy in everything you do.
Influence Without the Title – Your ability to anticipate needs, prepare leaders, and keep initiatives moving will directly shape outcomes, even if you’re not the one in the spotlight.
Professional Growth & Visibility – With exposure to transformation projects, governance forums, and senior leadership meetings, this role offers exceptional development for someone looking to deepen their executive support career.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite or Senior Directors, ideally in engineering, professional services, or a technical environment
* Demonstrated experience working in international and matrixed organisations
* Exceptional diary management and organisational skills across multiple time zones
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence producing senior level materials
* Advanced Microsoft 365 capability (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
* High levels of integrity, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive information
In addition, you will be joining a community that focuses on learning and development through regular knowledge sharing sessions, investment in accredited professional courses or educational programmes. You can set the pace for your professional development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive relevant support.
Black & White Engineering is a multi award winning engineering consultancy with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
We are a leading provider of engineering design services for the data centre sector, delivering expertise across Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil and Structural, Power Systems, Sustainability, BIM, Design Management, and wider specialist infrastructure disciplines.
Our teams support projects across the construction industry, delivering efficient, practical designs that prioritise buildability, maintainability, and operational excellence. As one of the fastest growing consultancies in our sector, we offer genuine opportunities for progression and meaningful exposure to leadership as the business continues to expand.
Ready to take the next step in your executive support career? Apply now and be part of a leadership team shaping engineering excellence across Europe.