Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

West Cumbria

12 Months initially

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Technical Skills

This project is a substation replacement project and it would be beneficial to demonstrate familiarity with such projects either within or out with the nuclear industry. In particular, experience and knowledge of some, or all, of the following disciplines would be advantageous:

• EC&I
• CS&A
• HVAC
• Safety Case
• Business Case
• Space Management / BIM

In addition, be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in delivery of major capex projects for construction with an expertise in one or more specialist areas of engineering (as defined above)
• Leadership in engineering function
• Custodian of resources
• A record of successful delivery, influencing professional engineers, and provision of strategic guidance across a portfolio of projects and programmes.

Behaviour Skills

• This is a lead role and being able to communicate at all levels, not just technical, is essential. They will need to lead engineers and designers throughout the design phases working in harmony with the existing Project Engineering Management Team to ensure present and future stakeholder satisfaction and have confidence in challenging others and justifying appropriate technical decisions and solutions.
• They need to be self-motivated, striving to deliver to agreed targets and be comfortable working in a team as well as on their own.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years post-graduate industrial/practical experience of designated skill set possibly within the nuclear industry but certainly within a related transferrable industry such as the oil and gas processing/refining sector or water treatment arena for examples.
• Degree qualified and Chartered Engineer.
• Experience of previous substation delivery is preferential.
• Experience of and ability to manage early stages of project engineering delivery, including the development of clear business cases and justifications for investment.
• Familiarity with and application of current standards within their own skill area and an overarching appreciation of multi-discipline design interactions and interfaces, particularly with CE&I and CS&A capabilities.
• Excellent working knowledge of appropriate CAE system including previous experience of establishing and leading a BIM enabled project.
• Evidence of design capability and leading a multi-discipline team.
• Confidence and demonstrable capability to be able to work with minimal supervision to meet end outcomes or clearly and defined targets and engage with and challenge all parties.
• Ability to work within NEC3 contractual mechanisms and effectively manage milestone delivery and KPIs.
• Extensive experience developing estimates and schedules for new projects
• Understanding of Project Management principles and use of EV tools (CPI/SPI) to identify and resolve progress issues.
• Good understanding of change control management.

Desirable Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of working within nuclear or highly regulated industry.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office products.
• Familiarity with industry standard planning and project controls software eg. Primavera P6, MS project.
• Preferred is for candidate to hold a P1/P4 pass.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for an Engineering Manager looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.