Engineering Leadership & Capability Manager

Ocean Infinity; Southampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Infinity seeks an Engineering Manager to build and sustain a high-performing engineering organisation capable of delivering complex programmes at scale. You will focus on people, capability, capacity, and organisational effectiveness, enabling great engineering through leadership, coaching, and continuous improvement.

Working with senior leadership, you will balance delivery demands with long-term health, developing teams, planning workforce needs, and ensuring sustainable processes and

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in engineering organisations.
• Forecasting & workforce planning skills.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering team development — lead recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career progression, succession planning, and skills development.
• Manage capability and workforce planning to meet evolving engineering priorities.
• Enable realistic delivery planning with capacity and capability insights for sprint planning and programme delivery.
• Improve engineering effectiveness by adopting processes, tools, and best practices.
• Support team health and engagement with psychologically safe culture and continuous improvement.
• Lead organisational design and resource allocation to optimise delivery outcomes.
• Develop engineering standards and competencies to support growth across teams.
• Monitor and manage organisational risk related to capability gaps and workloads.
• Partner with Chief Engineers, Technical Project Managers, Product Managers, HR, and senior leaders to align capability with strategy.
• Champion sustainable delivery ensuring capacity-based commitments.

Job description

Ocean Infinity seeks an Engineering Manager to build and sustain a high-performing engineering organisation capable of delivering complex programmes at scale. You will focus on people, capability, capacity, and organisational effectiveness, enabling great engineering through leadership, coaching, and continuous improvement.

Working with senior leadership, you will balance delivery demands with long-term health, developing teams, planning workforce needs, and ensuring sustainable processes and