Engineering Manager (IT Project Management)

Certus Recruitment Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Job summary

Certus Recruitment Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a national engineering function from our Sydney Head Office in Wetherill Park. You will manage a team of 5–10 engineers and technical specialists, delivering governance, delivery maturity, and commercial oversight across Australia and New Zealand.

This role targets IT Engineering Management or IT Project Management backgrounds, focusing on leadership, governance, and high-performance delivery rather than deep technical depth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams and functions.
• Background in IT project management or engineering management.
• Strong commercial acumen including budgeting and utilisation tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead a national engineering team of 5–10 engineers and specialists.
• Drive engineering standards, delivery processes, and workload allocation.
• Establish governance, documentation standards, and peer review processes.
• Own engineering utilisation, budgeting, and performance metrics.
• Engage with sales, leadership, and customers on complex opportunities.

Skills

IT project management

Engineering management

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Tools

SimPRO

Job description

Engineering Manager (IT Project Management)

Engineering Manager | IT Project Management | Technical Delivery Management | Need ALL Technical Leadership, Technical Delivery Management & IT Project Management Experience

Manage a team of 5-10 people

Wetherill Park, Sydney NSW (34 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD)

$150K Base + Super + Commission(strictly capped at $150K base)

Onsite parking available

5 days onsite initially, with occasional hybrid flexibility over time (no negotiations, please don't apply for this role if you cannot do 5 days per week in the office initially)

Our client is a nationally recognised leader in integrated technology and electronic security solutions, delivering advanced platforms and services across Australia and New Zealand. With continued growth across multiple regions, they are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and mature their national engineering function from their Sydney Head Office.

This is a newly created leadership role where you will manage a team of experienced engineers and technical specialists, bringing structure, governance, delivery consistency, and commercial oversight to a high-performing technical environment.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will lead a national engineering capability spanning Systems Engineers, Technical Engineers, and Project Engineering resources across Australia and New Zealand.

This role is ideal for someone from an IT Engineering Management, Technical Delivery Management, or IT Project Management background who enjoys building scalable operating models, leading technical teams, and improving delivery maturity — without needing to be the deepest technical expert in the room.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a national engineering team of approximately 5–10 staff
• Drive consistent engineering standards, delivery processes, and workload allocation
• Conduct performance reviews and build capability redundancy across the team
• Create a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing engineering culture

Engineering Governance & Delivery

• Establish technical governance, documentation standards, and peer review processes
• Improve engineering consistency across projects and customer engagements
• Ensure strong delivery discipline across competing national priorities

Commercial & Operational Management

• Own engineering utilisation, budgeting, and departmental performance metrics
• Contribute to the development of managed services and SaaS-style offerings
• Support strategic planning and operational scalability across the business

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Partner with sales teams, technical specialists, and leadership on complex customer opportunities
• Occasionally engage directly with enterprise customers and technology partners
• Support proposal development, solution alignment, and strategic customer outcomes

Safety & Compliance

• Promote strong safety and compliance standards across the engineering function
• Ensure alignment with Australian Standards and relevant industry regulations

Job Requirements (What we are looking for)

• We are targeting candidates from an IT project management or engineering management background. You do not need to come from a traditional security or electrical trade background — the technical depth sits within the team. What we need is the leadership and governance capability above it.
• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams, with a track record of building high-performing functions.
• Background in IT project management, engineering management, or a related discipline.
• Strong commercial acumen including budget management, utilisation tracking, and an understanding of managed services or SaaS revenue models.
• Experience in supporting a sales function, by providing specialist sales engineering capability. The department does not have a dedicated salesperson, so this role works alongside existing sales representatives and Technical Managers on opportunities that require engineering depth.
• Ability to hold technical credibility with experienced engineers without needing to be the most technical person in the room.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across state teams, customers, and technology partners.
• Familiarity with electronic security, IT infrastructure, or integrated systems environments is an advantage but not essential.
• Experience using project or field service management platforms (e.g. SimPRO) is highly regarded.

About the Business

• National organisation with approximately 90 employees across NSW, VIC, QLD, and New Zealand
• Sydney Head Office based in Wetherill Park, approximately 34km west of the Sydney CBD
• Regional presence including Dubbo
• Strong tenure across the business with a collaborative and supportive culture
• Growing organisation investing in operational maturity, technology capability, and long-term scalability

What’s On Offer

• Permanent full-time position
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing national business
• High-impact leadership role with direct influence on engineering strategy and operational maturity
• Supportive executive leadership team and collaborative culture
• Immediate start available for the right candidate
• Onsite parking provided
• Opportunity to shape and mature a national engineering function

Interview Process

First stage interview will be face-to-face with the General Manager and will focus on:

• Previous projects and delivery experience
• Team leadership responsibilities
• Experience managing engineering or technical functions
• Stakeholder and operational management capability

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