Engineering Manager

Tkms Atlas Uk; East Knighton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TKMS Atlas UK is seeking a technically strong leader to direct multi-disciplinary engineering teams across bids, projects, and product developments. The role requires coordinating internal and subcontractor work packages, with focus on technical oversight and delivery across the full lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Electronics, or Software engineering, and excel in written and verbal communication, presentation, and delivering under

Qualifications

• Technically strong engineer across mechanical, electrical, systems, electronics, or software.
• Experience leading engineering work packages and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to develop bids, reports, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver work packages.
• Develop engineering solutions including costs, risks, and schedules.
• Manage delivery in line with cost, time, and quality.
• Coordinate meetings, reporting, resources, and issue management.
• Act as the technical focal point between stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Excellent written communication - bids, reports, and technical documentation.
• Strong presentation and verbal communication - to stakeholders and project teams.
• Highly motivated, big-picture thinker, adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Contribute technical expertise to bids and projects.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project delivery

Problem-solving

Technical communication

Job description

Purpose: Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to plan and deliver bids, projects, and product developments for TKMS Atlas UK. This is a technical leadership role, not a line management position. The focus is on project delivery, technical oversight, and coordinating engineering teams (internal and subcontractors) to ensure products are designed, developed, and delivered successfully. What TKMS Atlas UK Are Looking For The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer (Mechanical/Electrical/Systems/Software/Electronics) who has experience leading engineering work packages, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting projects across the full engineering lifecycle. They should bring good technical communication, project delivery focus, and problem-solving leadership - even if they haven't had formal line management responsibility., Role Responsibilities (Day-to-Day Activities)

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver work packages.
• Develop engineering solutions - including costs, risks, and schedules.
• Manage delivery in line with cost, time, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate meetings, reporting, resources, and issue management.
• Act as the technical focal point between stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams.
  Excellent written communication - able to write bids, reports, and technical documentation.
• Strong presentation and verbal communication - presenting to stakeholders and project teams.
• Highly motivated, big-picture thinker, adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical Experience (Ideally, but can be developed in the role) They're looking for candidates with experience or competence in some of the following areas (not necessarily all): Engineering Leadership
• Leading/overseeing engineering teams and subcontractors.
• Planning and delivering engineering work packages.
• Managing technical delivery (time, cost, quality, risk).
• Systems & Product Development Experience
• Understanding full engineering lifecycle (design > development > test > qualification > acceptance).
• Documenting design processes and verifying system requirements.
• Leading engineering design activities, including risk identification and specification compliance.
• Specialist Engineering Background
• Background in one or more: Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Electronics, or Software Engineering.
• Project & Technical Management
• Using project management methodologies.
• Experience with estimation, costing, procurement, pricing, contracts, and bidding processes.
• Technical management delivery as a supplier/integrator., Energetic, proactive, "can-do" attitude.
• Strong decision-maker uses sound judgment.
• Able to contribute technical expertise to bids/projects.
• Innovative, pushing best practice.
• Good at building trust and relationships across teams and suppliers.
• Thrives in a dynamic, evolving business.