Engineering Lead - Electrical & Controls, Hands-on Leader

Live 2 Help recruitment; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Live 2 Help recruitment is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead in Telford to own engineering activities across complex projects and mentor teams. You will oversee the Functional Safety lifecycle and drive quality, safety and continuous improvement.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with mentoring apprentices and collaborating with Project Managers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while shaping internal standards within the Engineering Management Working Group.

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng, BSE or Level 6 Apprenticeship in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
• At least 7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Excellent understanding of electrical control systems.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the Functional Safety lifecycle within a project setting.
• Supervising and motivating teams of engineers, including external resources, and verifying deliverables against client expectations, legal requirements and industry standards.
• Mentoring apprentices, trainees, junior and graduate engineers.
• Collaborating with Project Managers to ensure quality delivery on time and to budget, including identification and mitigation of project risks and technical change.
• Contributing to the Engineering Management Working Group, supporting the development of internal standards with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Leading electrical and controls concept design, including Functional Design Specifications, Safety Requirements Specifications, Single Line Diagrams, Network Topology, Device Layout, Cause and Effect Matrices and Safety Block Diagrams.
• Producing Software Design Specifications and software or configuration deliverables for PLC, HMI, SCADA, Robot, Drives, BMS and similar systems.
• Carrying out Factory Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Taking ownership of the Technical Construction File

Skills

Electrical control systems

Functional Safety

Team leadership

Mentoring

Project delivery

Communication skills

Problem solving

Hands-on engineering

Education

BEng Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC

HMI

SCADA

Job description

Live 2 Help recruitment is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead in Telford to own engineering activities across complex projects and mentor teams. You will oversee the Functional Safety lifecycle and drive quality, safety and continuous improvement.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with mentoring apprentices and collaborating with Project Managers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while shaping internal standards within the Engineering Management Working Group.