Total 15 Manager level Engineering job vacancies in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, PA14 5UA

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums.

The Opportunity

Our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader in our No.5 Blast Furnace team based in Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

In this specialised leadership role, you will lead a multi-skilled team focusing on the delivery of Mechanical Maintenance for our No.5 Blast Furnace (On Furnace Section) which is made up of the following areas – Furnace Top, Furnace Proper, Cast House Floor equipment, and Building Services in the surrounding area. In order to ensure operational productivity and asset management targets are achieved, you’ll provide technical support through the investigation of equipment issues. You’ll manage the team’s success through their performance and productivity to ensure our business plan objectives and targets are continually met – including overseeing external maintenance contractors.

What Will You Do?

Reporting to the Asset Manager, you will provide leadership to the On-Furnace mechanical maintenance team, ensuring equipment is maintained to maximise uptime performance and improve plant condition in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.  You will lead and mentor a high performing team in a dynamic and exciting manufacturing environment. In doing so, you will:

• manage team members in the areas of performance, timekeeping, leave, training and personal development
• management of plant maintenance activities, including strategy development and optimisations, as well as the planning, organising, execution and review of maintenance.
• manage small-medium industrial capital projects with the assistance of your team, while having input on larger scale capital projects
• ensure safety standards are adhered to, making suitable changes when risks and opportunities are identified
• manage maintenance costs
• supervise maintenance activities and strive for business improvements and manufacturing excellence
• maintain a culture of continuous improvement to eliminate waste and improve team performance

More About You

As an enthusiastic and motivated leader, you will demonstrate a willingness to develop your team in achieving success. You will bring:  

• advanced diploma or degree qualifications in Mechanical Engineering
• an ability to translate business objectives to clear actions and outcomes for your team
• ability to coach and develop others to enhance capability
• competence in the application of maintenance management systems and processes
• a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and others

Why BlueScope

As we’re creating strength for the future through our people, products and solutions, BlueScope gives you opportunities to innovate, learn and grow with the business, supported by inclusive leadership and a positive, passionate team. At BlueScope, you’ll:​

• Learn and develop as you grow. With opportunities to build skills specific to your role and aspirations, our lifelong learning culture will support your future career pathways.​
• Create innovative solutions. Seek better, smarter ways to solve problems, create sustainable solutions and make things happen.​
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out for each other’s safety and wellbeing.​
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do. ​

At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and welcome people of all backgrounds, skills, experiences and perspectives. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal.​

Bring your energy and make your mark, as, together, we drive Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.” ​

Come and discover us at www.bluescope.com/auscareers​

Join us, creating strength for the future.

Applications close Monday 28th October 2024. 

BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums

The Opportunity

Our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility is looking for an Electrical Engineering Team Leader in our Springhill team based in Port Kembla. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

In this role, you will support and lead a team of aspiring engineers by providing ongoing electrical design and technical expertise on equipment procurement and development while overseeing engineering activities and projects. You will focus on providing innovative & modern automated solutions, reducing costs and energy consumption, whilst working on new and existing equipment and pursuing business improvement activities. Working in a supportive environment, you’ll contribute to the safety of our people, the quality of our product and the reliability of our equipment.

What Will You Do?

You’ll motivate and develop a diverse team of electrical engineers whilst ensuring target project deliverables are achieved safely within the agreed time, budget, and levels of quality. You will:

• oversee and provide expertise on engineering technical design, project engineering, and project management
• manage and lead the development of an aspiring electrical and automation engineering team
• provide engineering support to maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines, to deliver solutions that maintain and sustain a safe and reliable plant
• supervise the design development process and ensure design solutions comply with codes, standards and statutory requirements
• lead and implement capital projects
• ensure customer expectations are achieved by liaising with external suppliers and industry experts on technical issues and collaborating with technical teams and product owners on new and innovative solutions

More About You

Along with your technical and leadership skills, you will have experience in applying your analytical skills to address process performance. You will also bring:

• a tertiary degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or Automation or similar
• a commitment to the safety and well-being of yourself and others
• experience working in a similar heavy industry – manufacturing, operational, process, or technical environment
• developed communication and influencing skills - building constructive and effective relationships
• the ability to prioritise work and troubleshoot and resolve problems effectively and efficiently with a hands-on approach 
• a proactive approach to continuously improve performance, deliverables, and work efficiencies

Why BlueScope

As we’re creating strength for the future through our people, products and solutions, BlueScope gives you opportunities to innovate, learn and grow with the business, supported by inclusive leadership and a positive, passionate team. At BlueScope, you’ll:​

• Learn and develop as you grow. With opportunities to build skills specific to your role and aspirations, our lifelong learning culture will support your future career pathways.​
• Create innovative solutions. Seek better, smarter ways to solve problems, create sustainable solutions and make things happen.​
• Experience connection and care. Experience a positive, inclusive work environment where we look out each other’s safety and wellbeing.​
• Deliver work that matters. Every action you take matters in delivering for our customers and strengthening communities for the future. We value what you do. ​

At BlueScope, we offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and valued to be their authentic selves, and welcome people of all backgrounds, skills, experiences and perspectives. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal.​

Bring your energy and make your mark, as, together, we drive Our Purpose: “We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen communities for the future.” ​

Come and discover us at www.bluescope.com/auscareers​

Join us, creating strength for the future.

Applications close Wednesday 4th September 2024. 

Escape Recruitment are working with an existing client who is a specialised Mechanical Services Contractor to recruit for an exciting opportunity. Our client is looking to hire an experienced Mechanical Project Manager to join their team, where they would be responsible for overseeing and managing projects related to mechanical engineering in various industry sectors such as construction, manufacturing, and transportation.

You would work on up to 15 projects at any one time, ranging from 1 day to 6 weeks and with a value from circa £1,000 - £500,000 installations.

The role:

• Review handover information from estimating team.
• Arrange site meetings/ site visits and prestart meetings.
• Plan all works including but not limited to job pack, programme, RAMS, CPP (where applicable), drawings and sketches and material lists.
• Arrange plant/equipment and materials deliveries and arrange engineers to attend through the Operations Director and Contract Manager.
• Clear communication with clients throughout all works to completion.
• Manage quality of work, spend and report on margin.
• Solve engineering issues.
• Report H&S issues to the Business Director.
• Occasionally price variations on your job and get instruction.
• Attend weekly Operational meetings for labour planning and monthly job margin reviews.

About you:

• SVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering/ Construction Management or ideally relevant Mechanically biased qualification.
• Experience in managing multiple mechanical engineering projects at any time.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems ideally.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

Get in touch or apply today for more information!

Engineering Leader - Product Development (Design Engineering Manager)

Glasgow

10 years of R&D, 60+ patents, multiple awards, 2 priority products, 1 great opportunity.

Katrick Technologies are changing the future of renewable energy and as their new Engineering Leader you'll be set the challenge of taking their innovative Wind Panels to the next step of product development.

You won't be facing this challenge alone, you'll be leading a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers and supported by a company that's committed to innovation, learning and collaboration.

The team at Katrick use the line, "we don't rotate, we oscillate" in reference to the initial difference you'll spot between their products when compared to traditional wind turbines, but that's not all they do differently. They blend the technical knowledge and skills of their engineering team with the commercial and industrial experience of both the individual leaders within their business and their numerous well-known and well-respected corporate and academic partners. They see themselves as bringing on the next generation of Greentech experts and they take that responsibility seriously with commitments to professional development and growth, knowledge sharing, coaching and support.

Why would you love this job?

• You'll join a multi-award-winning company with ground-breaking, commercially viable Greentech startup, funded by green-investors.
• You'll report to a Commercial and Engineering Director who will give you space to lead your team whilst supporting you achieve your goals.
• You'll be leading a team of highly skilled engineering professionals already knowledgeable with Katrick Technologies.
• You will be working on technology that has been showcased by the BBC.
• You'll be working with renowned experts, and major blue-chip clients and partners.
• You'll have clear plans and objectives already in place for you with products that have been exceeding their goals at each stage in development to date.
• You'll have the opportunity to grow your team.

• You'll be working in a modern, 21st century office in the heart of Glasgow city centre.
• You'll be rewarded with an excellent package of benefits including share options.

What will make you successful in this role?

• You'll have a degree in Engineering or related field.
• You'll bring experience of product prototype and product development with you as well as a working knowledge of mechanical design.
• You'll be experienced in and motivated by team leadership, coaching and development.
• You'll enjoy bringing creativity and innovation to your work.

If you want to find out more or are already convinced this is the opportunity you've been looking for, get in touch with Dan Stewart, appointed recruiter for this position at Escape Recruitment Services.

Benefits Package:

• £60,000 - £70,000
• New role for the business so autonomy to make this their own.
• Excellent opportunities to grow within the business.
• Autonomy to recruit and develop teams underneath you.
• Pension

This high volume FMCG business are looking to recruit an Automation Engineering Manager to their expanding team. The business is currently thriving at the moment which is why they have a need for a high level Automation Manager to oversee a growing team. You will manage two manufacturing facilities across South Wales and you'll have full autonomy to grow and develop automation across both sites, you will be tasked with recruiting your own Engineers to work under you and completely develop the Automation / Engineering departments.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Running a team of two - Automation Engineer, Site Services Engineer.
• Responsible for managing Automation across two manufacturing facilities.
• Lead the evaluation selection and Implementation of PLC-based automation solutions, including SCADA systems, HMI interfaces and data acquisition tools.
• Oversee the Design, deployment and maintenance of IT systems supporting automation initiatives, including manufacturing execution systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, IT and other departments to identify automation opportunities.
• Build and lead a team of multi disciplined automation engineers, providing direction, mentorship and support of drive innovation.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience working as an Engineering Manager or Automation Manager.
• A manufacturing automation specialist with strong technical expertise in PLC programming, control systems design, industrial networking and IT infrastructure management. There is a requirement also to have strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, safety standards and quality management systems applicable to automation.
• Experience working in a FMCG environment, has a good understanding of working to strict standards and regulations.

To apply please email your CV / resume to david@hunterselection.co.uk or contact me on 02920894900.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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The role: Electrical Engineering Manager

My client is an established key player in the high precision re-manufacturing industry, primarily focused on the design, manufacture and selling of equipment, consumables and knowledge transfer into the global semiconductor, geological and optical engineering markets. Their equipment delivers unrivalled accuracy, precision and repeatability.

Approximately 60% of all systems sold incorporate customer specific engineering content, making their output very low volume, high cost. They sell direct and through dealerships worldwide.

All Engineering design, machining and assembly are conducted on site.

They are looking for an experienced engineering manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of electrical/electronic and mechanical engineers.
Essential characteristics:
* Highly driven, results-oriented and organised individual with a proven track record of successfully leading new product development and/or production engineering activities within a small to medium business setting.
* Degree qualified in Electrical / Electronics or software engineering, alongside a proven track record of managing the mechanical engineering aspects of electro-mechanical equipment.
* Leadership and management experience, acting as both mentor and facilitator to achieve the strategic and commercial aims of the business and your department.
* Experience of managing the handover and support requirements for new products.
* Acting as the voice of engineering during design reviews, quality and fault reviews and production meetings.
* Able to effectively appraise capability and resource constraints and communicate issues with candour to all levels of the business, with the appetite and drive to improve the current status-quo.
* Prior involvement in the creation, maintenance, and enforcement of department processes.
* Lead personal development activities and SMART objective setting for the team, managing, and monitoring of KPI's to ensure individual and collective responsibilities are met.
* Customer support experience with in-field issues.
* Willingness to assist in engineering data creation where necessary - Electrical schematics / Software applications, CAD and BOM data, wherever applicable and within the scope of prior experience.


Desirable characteristics
* Knowledge of Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, or similar precision integrated electromechanical equipment.
* Experience of the following software packages:

o SolidWorks + SolidWorks data management
o LabVIEW
o E3 electrical engineering software.
o Sage x3 or similar MRP system
o Q-pulse or similar quality management software.
* Experience of ISO9001:2015, 14001 and 45001
* Experience of recruitment and on-boarding of engineering staff.

- Please contact me with the below details to discuss your current situation confidentially and if the role might be of interest:-

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BlueScope is an Australian-born, global success story, spanning 18 countries, with a team of over 15,000 people. We’re driven by innovation and are proud that the technologies in our products and brands, like COLORBOND® steel, inspire and protect everything from hospitals and bridges to stadiums and homes.

The Opportunity

Come and discover the opportunity to join the Energy Services Asset Development Engineering team at our Port Kembla Manufacturing facility as an Engineering Team Leader. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products portfolio, we have six major manufacturing sites at Port Kembla that deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to our export and domestic customers.

In this role, you will support and lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers by providing ongoing engineering expertise on equipment reliability, availability and procurement. Working on new and existing equipment, you’ll focus on providing innovative and automated solutions, where you will have a direct impact in reducing costs and energy consumption. As the Engineering Team Leader you will uphold a supportive environment whilst contributing to the safety of our people, the quality of our product and the reliability of our equipment.

Whether you’re local to the Illawarra, looking to avoid the Sydney traffic, or considering a move interstate, BlueScope offers the opportunity to work in a vibrant coastal city with a well-established culture that drives some of the highest employee retention rates in the market, a workplace where your professional journey is both rewarding and exciting.

What Will You Do?

You’ll motivate and develop a diverse team of engineers whilst ensuring target project deliverables are achieved safely within the agreed time, budget, and levels of quality. You will:

• manage and provide expertise on engineering technical design, project engineering, and project management
• support and manage the personal and professional development of a diverse engineering team
• coordinate the engineering requirements to meet the medium to long-term department equipment and engineering plans.
• oversee the capital projects within the Energy Services department
• provide engineering support to maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to deliver solutions that maintain and sustain a safe and reliable plant
• supervise the design development process and ensure design solutions comply with codes, standards and statutory requirements
• participate in the maintenance budget preparation and monitoring for all engineering activities

More About You

Along with your technical and leadership skills, you’ll have experience in applying your analytical skills to address process performance. You will also bring:

• a tertiary degree qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or similar
• a commitment to the safety and well-being of yourself and others
• experience working in a similar heavy industry (e.g. Power Generation)
• developed communication and influencing skills with the ability to build constructive and effective relationships
• the ability to prioritise work, troubleshoot and resolve problems effectively and efficiently with a hands-on approach
• a continuous improvement mindset, with a proactive approach to improve business outcomes

Why BlueScope

As BlueScope continues to go from strength to strength, a career with us provides you with the opportunity to grow and be rewarded. At BlueScope, you will:

• create and deliver innovative solutions that drive transformation in our business
• make an impact that really does shape the world we live in
• keep growing through continuous learning and development opportunities
• enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from working with people who genuinely look out for one another

At BlueScope, our people are our strength, and we don’t say that lightly. We want our people to be successful, and to be safe. We offer work-life flexibility through our B-flex program and make sure our inclusive work environment welcomes people of all backgrounds. We’re passionate about driving sustainability outcomes that matter to our communities, including action on climate and our 2050 net zero goal. And we’ll do this through Our Purpose: We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen our communities for the future.

Come and discover us at bluescope.com/life-at-bluescope/careers.

Together we can make a world of difference.

Applications close Wednesday 3rd April 2024. 

The role: Electrical / Electronics Engineering Manager

My client is an established key player in the high precision re-manufacturing industry, primarily focused on the design, manufacture and selling of equipment, consumables and knowledge transfer into the global semiconductor, geological and optical engineering markets. Their equipment delivers unrivalled accuracy, precision and repeatability.

Approximately 60% of all systems sold incorporate customer specific engineering content, making their output very low volume, high cost. They sell direct and through dealerships worldwide.

All Engineering design, machining and assembly are conducted on site.

They are looking for an experienced engineering manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of electrical/electronic and mechanical engineers.

Essential characteristics:

* Highly driven, results-oriented and organised individual with a proven track record of successfully leading new product development and/or production engineering activities within a small to medium business setting.
* Degree qualified in Electrical / Electronics or software engineering, alongside a proven track record of managing the mechanical engineering aspects of electro-mechanical equipment.
* Leadership and management experience, acting as both mentor and facilitator to achieve the strategic and commercial aims of the business and your department.
* Experience of managing the handover and support requirements for new products.
* Acting as the voice of engineering during design reviews, quality and fault reviews and production meetings.
* Able to effectively appraise capability and resource constraints and communicate issues with candour to all levels of the business, with the appetite and drive to improve the current status-quo.
* Prior involvement in the creation, maintenance, and enforcement of department processes.
* Lead personal development activities and SMART objective setting for the team, managing, and monitoring of KPI's to ensure individual and collective responsibilities are met.
* Customer support experience with in-field issues.
* Willingness to assist in engineering data creation where necessary - Electrical schematics / Software applications, CAD and BOM data, wherever applicable and within the scope of prior experience.

Desirable characteristics

* Knowledge of Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, or similar precision integrated electromechanical equipment.
* Experience of the following software packages:

o SolidWorks + SolidWorks data management
o LabVIEW
o E3 electrical engineering software.
o Sage x3 or similar MRP system
o Q-pulse or similar quality management software.
* Experience of ISO9001:2015, 14001 and 45001
* Experience of recruitment and on-boarding of engineering staff.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineering Manager within Thales Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME). The successful candidate will initially undertake the role of a Senior Engineering Manager in the Sea business. 

This role will be on one of the largest development and production projects within OME. This role will be part of the leadership team for a large delivery team focussed on specific development and support projects within the Sea business.

As a Senior Engineering Manager you will work in collaboration with the overall Programme Director, the Senior Programme Managers and the Head of Engineering Delivery to lead the design and development through to qualification and acceptance for development and production projects within OME and the Sea business.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• forming and leading high performing, large multi-discipline engineering teams to generate engineering solutions that meet the Customer needs
• producing the strategy that will ensure delivery of all engineering aspects of the programme whilst meeting the governance required within the business
• working with the Programme Manager to define the organisation and work breakdown required to deliver to the Customer needs
• defining the project specific processes, practices and tools to be used to ensure delivery
• defining the engineering team’s work packages in terms of resources required, budgets assigned to each task, risks and assumptions on these and the timescales to deliver within
• the planning and prioritisation of activities required to deliver the solution to the contract schedule, costs and quality
• the day to day management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks
• managing and reporting the engineering efficiency for the project
• the identification of re-use opportunities across the project
• the alignment of the project defined solution to the Product Roadmap
• acting as the People Manager for the engineering team on the project and provide feedback into the people manager reviews with the functional discipline leads

The successful candidate will have an extensive background in engineering and engineering management on large programmes with demonstrable experience in successfully defining and leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects. They will be highly customer focused with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work in a fast moving environment with multiple parallel objectives. Knowledge and experience of naval products would be beneficial to this role.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following, aligned to the Thales Leadership Behavioural Model:

• acting with agility to ensure that the business objectives remain in focus
• dealing with multiple strands of complexity to achieve business objectives
• engaging with stakeholders to achieve a common goal
• creating a competitive advantage by managing risk, identifying opportunities and fostering continuous improvement
• supporting the development of others to ensure we continuously improve for our customers

This role will work closely with the Programme Manager and the Project Design Authority (PDA) for the specific projects. This role will report to the Head of Engineering Delivery.

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

Great journeys start here, apply now!

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

Great journeys start here, apply now!

Engineering Manager Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager within Thales Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME). The successful candidate will initially undertake the role of an Engineering Manager in the Sea business.

This role will be on one of the largest development and production projects within OME. This role will be part of a large delivery team focussed on specific development and support projects within the Sea business.

As an Engineering Manager you will work in collaboration with the overall Programme Director, the Programme Managers, the Engineering Delivery Lead, the Head of Engineering Delivery and the wider engineering team to ensure delivery of the engineering development projects.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• leading high performing, multi-discipline engineering teams to generate engineering solutions that meet the Customer needs
• the definition of the engineering delivery strategy and resource profile based on the engineering estimates to ensure the delivery of the project
• managing the interfaces with the overall delivery strategy for the wider programme
• work with the Programme Manager to define the organisation and work breakdown required to deliver to the Customer needs
• defining the engineering team’s work packages in terms of resources required, budgets assigned to each task, risks and assumptions on these and the timescales to deliver within
• the planning and prioritisation of activities required to deliver the solution to the contract schedule, costs and quality
• day to day management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks
• managing and reporting of the engineering efficiency for the project
• the identification of re-use opportunities across the project
• act as the People Manager for the engineering team on the project and provide feedback into the people manager reviews with the functional discipline leads

The successful candidate will have a strong background in engineering with experience in successfully defining and leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects. They will be highly customer focused with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work in a fast moving environment with multiple parallel objectives. Knowledge and experience of naval products would be beneficial to this role.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following, aligned to the Thales Leadership Behavioural Model:

• acting with agility to ensure that the business objectives remain in focus
• dealing with multiple strands of complexity to achieve business objectives
• engaging with stakeholders to achieve a common goal
• creating a competitive advantage by managing risk, identifying opportunities and fostering continuous improvement
• supporting the development of others to ensure we continuously improve for our customers

This role will work closely with the Programme Manager and the Project Design Authority (PDA) for the specific projects. This role will report to the Head of Engineering Delivery.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

Great journeys start here, apply now!

Engineering Manager Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager within Thales Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME). The successful candidate will initially undertake the role of an Engineering Manager in the Sea business. 

This role will be on one of the largest development and production projects within OME. This role will be part of a large delivery team focussed on specific development and support projects within the Sea business.

As an Engineering Manager you will work in collaboration with the overall Programme Director, the Programme Managers, the Engineering Delivery Lead, the Head of Engineering Delivery and the wider engineering team to ensure delivery of the engineering development projects.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• leading high performing, multi-discipline engineering teams to generate engineering solutions that meet the Customer needs
• the definition of the engineering delivery strategy and resource profile based on the engineering estimates to ensure the delivery of the project
• managing the interfaces with the overall delivery strategy for the wider programme
• work with the Programme Manager to define the organisation and work breakdown required to deliver to the Customer needs
• defining the engineering team’s work packages in terms of resources required, budgets assigned to each task, risks and assumptions on these and the timescales to deliver within
• the planning and prioritisation of activities required to deliver the solution to the contract schedule, costs and quality
• day to day management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks
• managing and reporting of the engineering efficiency for the project
• the identification of re-use opportunities across the project
• act as the People Manager for the engineering team on the project and provide feedback into the people manager reviews with the functional discipline leads

The successful candidate will have a strong background in engineering with experience in successfully defining and leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects. They will be highly customer focused with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work in a fast moving environment with multiple parallel objectives. Knowledge and experience of naval products would be beneficial to this role.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following, aligned to the Thales Leadership Behavioural Model:

• acting with agility to ensure that the business objectives remain in focus
• dealing with multiple strands of complexity to achieve business objectives
• engaging with stakeholders to achieve a common goal
• creating a competitive advantage by managing risk, identifying opportunities and fostering continuous improvement
• supporting the development of others to ensure we continuously improve for our customers

This role will work closely with the Programme Manager and the Project Design Authority (PDA) for the specific projects. This role will report to the Head of Engineering Delivery.

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come. We are proud to be playing a critical role in the net zero transition, as we aim to more than treble the net capacity in operation to 13GW and grow renewable energy output five-fold to over 50TWh over the next 10 years.

SSE Pacifico was formed in October 2021 to deliver offshore wind projects in Japan. SSE Pacifico is progressing a 6GW portfolio of early stage development opportunities by leveraging SSE Renewables' expertise in developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms with Pacifico Energy's extensive local experience in Japan in local preparatory development work.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

Base Location: Tokyo, Japan

Salary: Competitive + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and coordinate all engineering activities and deliverables across development and construction of offshore wind farms in Japan.

You'll be responsible for:

- Interfacing between Japanese and European technical teams and supporting the leadership of the technical project team.

- Managing engineering inputs to projects including permits and statutory consents during development phases.

- Leading the definition of technical requirements and managing initial engineering work packages.

- Ensuring design integrity, compliance, and technical risk management.

- Coordinating technical project side to ensure aspects such as LCOE, constructability and operability are evaluated.

- Actively engaging with stakeholders and supply chain, including contributing to bid strategies and due diligence processes.

- Contributing to research and development including the exploration of new technical solutions.

We're looking for someone who can transfer sound technical expertise and experience in offshore wind into the Japanese market. You'll be a safety conscious leader with focus on developing a high performing engineering team.

You will have:

- Experience in supporting development, design, engineering and construction phases of power generation or transmission aspects relating to offshore wind projects.

- The ability to work at the start up stage of a project, with experience of developing systems, standards and processes.

- Strong decision making skills and the ability to take initiative and be result oriented.

- Communication skills that support effective working, networking and influencing with people from multiple nationalities and cultures.

This role is based in Tokyo, Japan and we encourage applications from people already based there or willing to relocate.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Douglas on 01738 275199.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come. We are proud to be playing a critical role in the net zero transition, as we aim to more than treble the net capacity in operation to 13GW and grow renewable energy output five-fold to over 50TWh over the next 10 years.

About the Role

Base Location: Flexible Scotland, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key Scottish sites, which includes but is not limited to:- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness.

Salary: £63,000 - £94,400 depending on skills and experience + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

As Senior Civil Project Manager, youll be responsible for the delivery of the main civil works package for the Coire Glas Pumped Storage project, located near Invergarry in the Highlands of Scotland. This will include all underground caverns and tunnels, a significant dam structure with associated control works, as well as several km of buried 400KV cables connecting the power cavern to the National Grid. Youll ensure that all components of this fantastic project are delivered safely, in a timely and cost-effective manner, and to a high quality in line with the Large Capital Project framework.

Some of your other main accountabilities will include;

- Ensuring all project works are managed safely in line with SSEs safety family principles, whilst working with others to develop new initiatives to improve health & safety on all working environments.

- The delivery of all necessary LCP Gate requirements to support the project moving into the construction phase.

- The management of all civil package resources, processes, systems, controls and associated reporting.

- Maintaining clear and effective communication channels with all project managers, senior management, consenting, engineering, finance, legal, procurement and delivery teams in order to ensure that there is consistency in the way we develop Coire Glas.

- Working closely with the Operations teams as required for the lifetime of the project.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Extensive experience of delivering large civil engineering projects

- Significant involvement in commercial and technical negotiations that form part of delivering large engineering projects.

- Proven success in managing teams with a wide range of expertise and ability.

- A solid understanding of the key drivers for civil engineering project business cases, including communicating and justifying project needs

- A high level of competency in affectively negotiating and influencing with senior level stakeholders.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Pamela on 01738 342002.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.