Interim Engineering Manager - Multidisciplinary, Hands-On

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Marden; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is seeking an Interim/Contract Engineering Manager to lead a growing engineering and manufacturing business in Kent. The role covers mechanical, electronics, software and physics/systems with hands-on leadership and a strong focus on delivery.

You will drive recruitment, performance management and development, align engineering priorities with manufacturing, and push continuous improvement while ensuring technical, quality, cost and delivery targets are met.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong people management and development skills.
• Experience working closely with manufacturing and production.
• Hands-on, technically engaged leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across different areas of engineering.
• Manage recruitment, appraisals, performance, coaching and ongoing development of engineers.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring technical, quality, cost and delivery requirements are met.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, problem-solving and engineering decision-making.
• Support engineering strategy, innovation, resource planning and continuous improvement.
• Oversee engineering resources and priorities, ensuring teams are allocated across projects.
• Identify and manage technical risks, supporting design reviews and trade-offs.

Skills

Engineering management

Leadership

People management

Multidisciplinary teams

Recruitment

Manufacturing collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering or Physics

Job description

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is seeking an Interim/Contract Engineering Manager to lead a growing engineering and manufacturing business in Kent. The role covers mechanical, electronics, software and physics/systems with hands-on leadership and a strong focus on delivery.

You will drive recruitment, performance management and development, align engineering priorities with manufacturing, and push continuous improvement while ensuring technical, quality, cost and delivery targets are met.