Engineering Business Manager

Singer Group; Daventry; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Private medical insurance

On-site parking

Free refreshments

Company pension

Company events

Job summary

Singer Vehicle Design is seeking an Engineering Business Manager to extend engineering leadership and ensure priorities, execution, and communication flow across teams and stakeholders. The role blends business acumen with technical fluency and robust delivery discipline, driving design engineering commitments to time, scope, and cost.

Reporting to the VP of Engineering & Product Development, you will own budgets, forecast costs, and provide transparent reporting while coordinating with

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of automotive product development lifecycles and engineering best practices.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with experience using metrics to drive decisions.
• Experience leading budget management for engineering programs, including budgeting and forecasting.
• High level of discretion and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Define and operationalize engineering plans aligned with program deliverables.
• Translate strategy into executable commodity delivery plans and drive disciplined execution.
• Own departmental budget management with planning, forecasting and cost tracking.
• Lead regular budget reviews with leadership and Finance; identify variance drivers.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to track engineering performance and delivery costs.
• Coordinate operating reviews and governance inputs for delivery governance.
• Prepare executive communications and support change management initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, execution and governance processes.

Skills

Communication

Budget management

Executive presence

Data-driven decisions

Program management

Education

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Engineering Business Manager

Location: Woodford Halse
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Design Engineering
Reports to: Vice President of Engineering & Product Development

About Us

Singer is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation; we are passionate about creating some of the most awesome automobiles in the world. Founded in California in 2009, Singer Vehicle Design is a luxury brand with a global clientele and operations in the US, the UK, and Switzerland. Our mission is described simply as: "A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence."

We are proud to foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can thrive. As we grow, we're looking for an experienced Engineering Business Manager to join our team and support our "Everything Is Important" culture.

Job Summary

This role acts as an extension of engineering leadership within the engineering team, ensuring priorities are clear, execution on is on track, and communication on flows effectively across engineering teams and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, technical fluency, structured thinking, and exceptional communication on skills.

The Engineering Delivery Manager is responsible for ensuring that Design Engineering commitments are delivered on time, to scope, budget and with predictable outcomes. This role works with the engineering Commodity team Heads and Chief Engineers and the Program Office to translate strategy and program requirements into executable commodity delivery plans and drives disciplined execution on across multiple engineering initiatives.

The role requires a blend of technical understanding, delivery rigor, strong stakeholder management, and significant financial accountability.

The Engineering Business Manager provides transparency on progress, risks, dependencies, budget performance, cost impacts, and resource constraints while actively driving resolution on or escalation on of delivery and financial challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Delivery & Strategic Execution

Under the guidance of the Vice President of Engineering & Product Development, defines and operationalizes engineering plans to align with program deliverables as outlined by the Program Management team. Works with the engineering commodity teams to ensure they translate goals into engineering commodity plans with measurable outcomes by delivery predictability through structured planning, dependency management, and risk mi ga on. Track the engineering team progress against commitments and ensure timely escalation of delivery risks and issues.

Budget Ownership & Financial Management

Act as the primary engineering owner for departmental budget management, ensuring annual budgets, reforecasts, cost commitments, and resource funding plans are actively governed and aligned with engineering priori es. Lead annual engineering budget planning, business reviews, cost forecasting and budget tracking, KPI tracking, and roadmap alignment, ensuring financial commitments are actively managed alongside deliver commitments.

Lead regular budget reviews with departmental leadership and finance, tracking actuals against plan, identifying variance drivers, and agreeing corrective actions to protect delivery outcomes and financial targets.

Maintain forward-looking cost forecasts, investment requirements, and budget risk registers so that trade-offs, escalations, and funding decisions are supported by clear financial evidence.

Delivery Governance & Reporting

Drive process improvements to increase engineering team efficiency and transparency. Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track engineering performance metrics to maintain an integrated view of engineering demand, capacity and delivery against commitments.

Coordinate departmental operating reviews and reporting inputs in support of delivery governance. Maintain clear visibility of engineering delivery costs, budget variances, cost-to-complete forecasts, and resource funding requirements, ensuring financial risks are identified early, escalated appropriately, and resolved with departmental leadership and Finance.

Special Projects & Change Management Prepare Design

Engineering executive communications, board materials, and strategic presentations. Facilitate high-impact, cross-team initiatives. Support change management efforts and internal communications. Step in to manage critical initiatives that require executive oversight.

Continuous Improvement & Delivery Excellence

Identify recurring delivery issues and drive improvements to planning, execution, and governance processes within the engineering team. Support standardisation of delivery practices, tools, and ways of working within Design Engineering. Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• 5-10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of automotive product development lifecycles and engineering best practices.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with experience using metrics to drive decisions.
• Proven experience leading budget management for an engineering, technical, or program environment, including annual budget planning, reforecasting, cost control, variance analysis, financial reporting, and resource funding decisions.
• High level of discretion and executive presence.

Preferred

• Background in technical program management, strategy, or management consulting.

• MBA or advanced technical degree (optional).

• Experience supporting VP/C-level executives.

Key Competencies

• Delivery ownership and accountability
• Strategic thinking
• Structured data driven problem solving and decision making
• Budget ownership, financial governance, cost control, commercial judgement, and disciplined resource planning
• Clear, executive communication
• Program & project management
• Organizational design awareness
• Ability to influence without authority

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for career development and progression
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Wellness and employee support

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Private medical insurance
• On-site parking
• Free refreshments
• Company pension
• Company events

What we’re looking for:

You will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, a can-do attitude, be confident to work independently with guidance. Resilience, an acceptance of change management with the willing to self-develop with any future training and development needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to building a team that includes individuals from different cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, reflecting the diversity of the communities where we work and live.

Singer Body & Paint reserves the right to interview candidates and make an offer of employment at any time during the recruitment process.

To find out more about Singer Vehicle Design, take a look at our website: http://singervehicledesign.com