Engineering Manager

We are representing a local based Engineering Company, who need to appoint a strong Engineering Leader to drive an ambitious team forward successfully.� Our client works predominately in the rail sector, have secure clients who are long and established.� The requirement of this role is to look after and oversee the design team.� Day to day we are looking for the successful candidate to perform the following tasks.

Manage the engineering design team.

Developing design� solutions for mechanical projects, from feasibility through to production.

Prepare detailed drawings and also cost materials, maintain technical files and documents.

Analyse� structures and mechanisms.

Be able to calculate costs.

Ensure all design comply with current legislation and company standards.

Liaise with customers and suppliers.

Speak with/meet with project managers to ensure the projects are delivered to a technical requirement and met required timescales.

producing O&M manuals.

Site survey responsibility from time to time.

Carry out FATS and SATS.

Ability to liaise with production and provide required technical support.

Manage the external electrical/software design companies.

Possess the ability to write technical specifications for customers.

Regular meetings with the sales team, involvement and help with quoting.

A key must is to possess strong leadership skills, to bring the design team on and ensure projects, work-flow is delivered on time meeting efficiencies.

The ideal person for this role is someone with a strong mechanical design background within engineering, ideally within the rail industry.� The successful candidate mus t be calm, approachable, pragmatic.� Possess strong listening skills, along with the ability to work a speed in order to deliver projects on time.

Be able to explain design, and the piece of work to the customer in a professional and focused manner.� Strong communication skills are essential.

Ideally the successful candidate will possess a mechanical degree or HND from within an engineering bias.

The role is full-time, based within the design office 5-days per week.

Please contact, or ideally email your CV in the first instance, where a member of our team will have a confidential chat to discuss your suitability further.

We are acting as a recruitment agency and fair recruitment will be adhered too at all times.

We look forward to receiving your application.