Engineering Manager Overview An established manufacturing organisation is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary design function covering a diverse range of engineered products and equipment. This is a senior leadership role where you will guide a growing design team, drive innovation, enhance production efficiency, and ensure projects meet strict technical, quality, safety, and legislative standards. The role suits a highly organised engineering professional with strong team leadership capability and a passion for continuous improvement. Duties Lead and develop a multi-department design team, ensuring clarity of scope, timelines, and project deliverables. Liaise closely with customers to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions. Analyse and improve existing production and design processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste. Oversee and contribute to R&D activities, generating new concepts, products, and design improvements. Review and approve technical drawings and design outputs to ensure accuracy and compliance. Collaborate closely with production, management, and cross-functional teams to align on project scope, budgets, and schedules. Maintain accurate technical documentation, including user manuals and historical revisions. Ensure all equipment and designs comply with relevant legislation and standards, including CE marking requirements. Manage project budgets, ensuring R&D activities are properly scoped and costed. Uphold ISO 9001 standards and support audits and continuous improvement initiatives. Recruit, mentor, train, and support team members, fostering best practice, innovation, and high performance. Carry out other responsibilities as required to support the wider engineering and production function. Criteria Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related Engineering discipline. Proven experience leading engineering or design teams within a manufacturing environment. Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, engineering legislation, and CE/standards compliance. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high levels of accuracy and quality. Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both customers and internal stakeholders. Experience in process improvement, R&D, and driving innovation. Familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar quality systems. Strong coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams. Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets and assess project viability. Reward Competitive salary reflective of experience and leadership responsibility. Opportunity to lead and grow a highly skilled engineering design team Long-term career progression within a stable and expanding engineering environment. Bonus, pension, generous holiday entitlement etc Skills: Design engineer Engineering Manager Design Manager LEad Design Engineer Benefits: Performance Bonus bonus Paid Holidays pension