Engineering Manager

Overview

In this role you drive the timely delivery of lifecycle handover points in a highly regulated nuclear environment, coordinating design, manufacture, delivery, and commissioning with stakeholders. You manage engineering issues and ensure safety case impact assessments are escalated to approval bodies as needed. You collaborate across design contributors and suppliers to keep engineering deliverables on plan, while mitigating risks and supporting quality management. This is a chance to shape critical infrastructure projects and work within a diverse, safety‑driven team.

Pay / Benefits

• Attractive social benefits, including an engaging Employee Committee and holiday bonuses
• Hybrid work: 1-2 days remote per week
• Ongoing training with numerous career opportunities
• 70% of managers promoted internally

Responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle handover points (design → manufacture → delivery → commissioning) and ensure timely reviews and acceptance
• Expedite resolution of engineering issues (EQ, EW, open points, design change requests) with stakeholders
• Engage approval bodies when Safety Case is impacted
• Liaise with all parties to exchange information and ensure delivery as planned
• Set up prioritisation processes for queries and issues to balance operational needs for manufacturing and installation
• Deliver engineering outputs in collaboration with stakeholders
• Provide engineering support through all activities and escalate issues promptly
• Oversee Technical Acceptance and associated surveillance within defined framework
• Support management of engineering risks and opportunities (ARM) where applicable
• Ensure design interfaces and supplier feedback are effectively managed and controlled
• Support Quality Management Lead by driving resolution of manufacturing NCRs
• Follow-up equipment qualification programmes to expedite related issues

Key requirements

• Proven technical leadership in complex, regulated environments (ideally Nuclear Energy)
• Understanding of integrated management systems, policies, procedures and standards for technical and contractual management
• Significant expertise in relevant technical discipline
• Experience engaging stakeholders and resolving issues
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships across project teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, influencing and facilitation skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Knowledge of PWR/EPR design and construction (advantage)
• Knowledge of EU directives and British Standards; familiarity with CDM Regulations
• Degree and chartered status in engineering, construction or related field
• Project Management experience with APM or Prince2 frameworks
• BPSS and Security Clearance (SC) required; ability to travel within the UK and to client sites
• Residency/residency criteria for UK security clearance (SC)

• Stakeholder engagement
• Facilitation and negotiation
• Strong communication and networking
• PWR/EPR design knowledge
• Regulatory and standards compliance (EU directives, British Standards, CDM)
• Risk and issue management (ARM)

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