Principal Engineering Manager

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for Senior/Principal level Engineering Managers to be based in the North West of the UK. The role offers flexible, hybrid working, competitive packages & benefits and the opportunity to work on a interesting Defence project in the UK.
What you'll be doing:

• Providing engineering leadership and expertise in support of Programmes, Projects and critical build phases
• Management of Configuration management, technical risks and opportunities
• Ensuring design integrity and safety for primary plant integration, major primary systems and critical components
• Developing and maintaining the team's capability to discharge their roles across various Engineering disciplines
• Leading improvements in Process', Toolsets, Plant and Teams to enhance team objectives and thus submarines Primary system safety, cost and Programme schedule
• Driving a suitable Product facing operating model that can strike a balance between responding to emerging technical issues whilst equally striving to prevent/ reduce them through root cause analysis/embedding of Engineering LFE
• Liaising with key stakeholders across the Enterprise to share and embed any improvements

Your skills and experiences:
Essential:

• Previous Senior Management experience or involvement in leading Engineering teams within a Manufacturing type environment
• Degree Qualified in an Engineering discipline or suitable equivalent
• Knowledge and experience of the nuclear industry and Nuclear Regulations
• Engineering lifecycle management experience

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent working experience
• Nuclear Plant lifecycle management

Why We're Different:
Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.
Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!
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Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:
As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.