Lead Engineer - Nuclear projects

Hilti Great Britain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

Pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

Holiday entitlement

Hilti Benefits Box

Flexible working

Job summary

Hilti Great Britain is seeking a Lead Engineer to direct the engineering scope for Large Projects, ensuring high-quality solutions are delivered on time and within budget. You will guide Design Engineers and coordinate with the PMO, aiming to maximize value for customers while expanding the project share of wallet.

The role requires leading technical delivery, engaging with customers’ discipline specialists, and preparing for UK Nuclear clearance as part of regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills with a structured, self-driven approach.
• Effective leadership and collaboration across functions.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills with commercial awareness.
• Experienced in project planning and delivery under high-pressure conditions.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assigned engineering scope within Large Projects across Northern Europe.
• Lead the design engineers to meet scope, budget and schedule objectives.
• Ensure design optimization in line with codes, standards and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with project team roles to resolve technical issues and ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide technical advisory support and customer coordination.
• Support project management in scope feasibility and time assessment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project planning

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree (Civil, Mechanical, Structural, or related)

Job description

What's the role?

The purpose of this role is to lead the assigned engineering scope within Large Projects, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality solutions on time and within budget. The role is accountable for maximizing value engineering for our customers while increasing the project share of wallet.

What's the role?

The purpose of this role is to lead the assigned engineering scope within Large Projects, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality solutions on time and within budget. The role is accountable for maximizing value engineering for our customers while increasing the project share of wallet.

A key responsibility is to lead, coach, and support Design Engineers in delivering complex technical solutions under demanding project conditions, using a structured, proactive, and self‑driven approach.

The Lead Engineer role is part of the Regional Project Management Office (PMO) organization and reports to PMO Manager in GB.

Please be aware this role will require you to be able to satisfy and obtain UK Nuclear clearance, these requirements are set by the UK regulatory body.

What You'll Do

• The Lead Engineer is responsible for executing and delivering charged engineering services for Large Projects across the Northern Europe region.
• Lead the assigned project team of Design Engineers to ensure technical objectives are achieved in line with the approved scope, budget, and schedule.
• Ensure design optimization in compliance with applicable codes, standards, and best practices, while fully meeting customer requirements.
• Works in close coordination with other project team roles to resolve technical issues and ensure high‑quality engineering and on‑time delivery of both services and hardware.
• Provides technical advisory support and coordination with the customer’s discipline specialists.
• Actively supports Project Management in the development of project frameworks, with particular focus on scope feasibility and overall time assessment.

What You’ll Bring

• Engineering degree (Civil, Mechanical, Structural, or related) with proven experience delivering high quality engineering solutions
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a structured, self‑driven approach and ability to translate complex requirements into clear deliverables
• Effective leadership and collaboration across functions, maintaining a holistic, big‑picture perspective
• Excellent communication and decision‑making skills, combined with solid commercial awareness and risk management capability
• Experienced in project planning and delivery, demonstrating resilience and motivation in fast‑paced, high‑pressure environments

Please be aware this role will require you to be able to satisfy and obtain UK Nuclear clearance, these requirements are set by the UK regulatory body.

What’s In It For You

We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• 33 days’ holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

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