Power Engineering Lead - Team & Capability Growth

ESCO Maritime; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ESCO Maritime is seeking an experienced Power Discipline Lead in the United Kingdom to guide the power engineering team, develop engineers, and ensure delivery of mission-critical maritime capability.

You will balance people, technical and resource priorities while maintaining high standards and regulatory compliance, working with project leaders to allocate expertise when and where needed.

Qualifications

• Strong capability in power engineering leadership and mentoring of engineers.
• Proven track record in delivering complex power/electrical projects.
• Experience in recruitment, capacity planning and performance development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Power engineering team with clear direction and career development.
• Work with Project Engineering Leads to allocate engineers with the right skills.
• Balance workloads and address capacity gaps and priorities.
• Lead recruitment and structured induction for new engineers.
• Maintain engagement with projects, identify technical challenges and risks.
• Contribute to engineering activities with guidance and oversight.
• Support independent reviews with Engineering Authorities.
• Develop and improve engineering methods, tools and procedures.
• Ensure activities meet standards, regulatory requirements and policies.
• Hold regular one-to-one meetings and development reviews.
• Monitor utilisation and contribute to remuneration decisions.
• Collaborate with other engineering leaders to share best practices.

Skills

Power engineering

People development

Recruitment

Resource planning

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory understanding

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Safety case/library

Job description

ESCO Maritime is seeking an experienced Power Discipline Lead in the United Kingdom to guide the power engineering team, develop engineers, and ensure delivery of mission-critical maritime capability.

You will balance people, technical and resource priorities while maintaining high standards and regulatory compliance, working with project leaders to allocate expertise when and where needed.