Engineering Manager

People Placement Group; Greater London; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

People Placement Group seeks a seasoned Engineering Leader to guide a multidisciplinary mechanical and electrical team, mentoring staff and driving project schedules to meet customer commitments.

You will oversee concepts through commissioning, ensure design quality and safety, promote standardization, and collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and suppliers while leading design reviews and managing budgets and risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related engineering discipline.
• 5–10+ years of progressive engineering experience in industrial machinery, automation, OEM, or capital equipment.
• 5–10+ years of engineering leadership or team management experience.
• Experience managing resources, project schedules, and cross-functional execution.
• Strong understanding of machine design and electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience with industrial controls, automation integration, and equipment troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary team of mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Manage engineering resources, workloads, priorities, and project schedules.
• Oversee engineering activities through full project lifecycle from concept to commissioning.
• Ensure solutions meet specifications, budgets, quality, safety, and performance.
• Promote design standardization, manufacturability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, service, sales, PM, and suppliers.
• Lead technical and design reviews for alignment across engineering and operations.
• Review specs, estimates, quotations, and material requirements for planning.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, deliverables, and identify risks with mitigation.
• Provide leadership in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Set departmental goals and development plans, supporting succession and growth.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics or related engineering

Job description

Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of mechanical and electrical engineering professionals.

Manage engineering resources, workloads, priorities, and project schedules to support customer commitments and delivery requirements.

Oversee engineering activities throughout the full project lifecycle, including concept development, detailed design, manufacturing, testing, installation, and commissioning.

Ensure engineering solutions meet technical specifications, budgets, quality standards, safety requirements, and performance expectations.

Promote design standardization, manufacturability, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.

Collaborate closely with manufacturing, supply chain, assembly, service, sales, project management, and external suppliers.

Lead technical and design reviews to ensure alignment across engineering and operations.

Review technical specifications, engineering estimates, quotations, and material requirements in support of project planning and proposals.

Monitor project schedules, engineering budgets, and deliverables, proactively identifying risks and implementing solutions.

Provide leadership in troubleshooting complex technical issues, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Establish departmental goals, performance expectations, and development plans while supporting succession planning and employee growth

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.

5–10+ years of progressive engineering experience within industrial machinery, automation, custom equipment, OEM, or capital equipment environments.

5-10+ years of engineering leadership or team management experience.

Demonstrated experience managing engineering resources, project schedules, competing priorities, and cross-functional project execution.

Strong understanding of machine design, manufacturing processes, and electro-mechanical systems.

Working knowledge of industrial controls, automation integration, and equipment troubleshooting.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis capabilities.

Proven ability to lead and develop technical professionals while maintaining accountability for project deliverables.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, commercial teams, suppliers, and customers.

Comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced, engineered-to-order environment