Regional Engineering Lead

Hunter Savage; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Savage seeks a Regional Engineering Lead to manage maintenance, reliability and capital projects across four sites: Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick. You will set engineering standards, drive continuous improvement and deputise for the Divisional Engineering Manager when required.

Based in Belfast with regular travel to sites island-wide, you will lead contractors, develop staff, and ensure safety and ESG commitments are met while delivering projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Senior Engineer or Engineering Manager in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Degree in engineering (or equivalent, with significant hands‑on industry experience).
• Strong technical grounding across mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• A track record of leading change and driving continuous improvement.
• Capital project delivery experience, including contractor management.
• Commercial awareness and experience working alongside operations and commercial teams.
• Strong IT skills, including data analysis and reporting.
• Full driving licence, own vehicle and flexibility to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Set clear engineering standards and procedures across four sites (Belfast, Dublin, Limerick, Cork).
• Implement and run a robust planned preventive maintenance (PPM) system.
• Deliver capital projects from business case through to handover, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Develop and support maintenance and operational staff across the sites.
• Build strong relationships with site management and third-party suppliers.
• Set annual KPIs for uptime, downtime, costs and project delivery; drive recovery plans as needed.
• Keep documentation and reporting tight; digitise KPIs and maintenance records.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Mechanical and electrical systems

Control systems knowledge

Capital project delivery

Data analysis and reporting

Contractor management

Driving licence

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS familiarity

Job description

Regional Engineering Lead - Multi-Site (All-Island)

Location: Belfast-based, with regular travel to sites across the island of Ireland

Reports to: Divisional Engineering Manager

Department: Operations

The role

A senior hands-on engineering role leading maintenance, reliability and capital projects across four operational sites - Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

You’ll own the engineering standard across the network: keeping plant and facilities running reliably, delivering capital projects from business cases through to handover, and driving continuous improvement in uptime, efficiency and cost. There's a clear step-up path too - you’ll deputise for the Divisional Engineering Manager when needed.

What you’ll be doing

Maintenance & reliability

• Set clear, practical engineering standards and procedures across all sites
• Implement and run an effective planned preventive maintenance (PPM) system
• Work with the Divisional Engineering Manager, Regional Operations Manager and site teams to make sure equipment and facilities are tested, operated, maintained and repaired properly

Capital projects & ESG

• Build project proposals and business cases through the company approval process
• Plan and deliver large capital projects from design through to completion
• Assess feasibility - cost, resource, technology and priority
• Manage contractors and suppliers, including tendering, negotiation and contracts
• Delivery on time and on budget, keeping stakeholders updated
• Run post-project reviews to confirm performance and business objectives are met
• Make sure all engineering activity lines up with safety, environmental and ESG commitments

People & stakeholders

• Develop and support maintenance and operational staff across the sites
• Keep site teams informed on maintenance activity, so operations and service quality aren't disrupted
• Build strong relationships with site management and third-party suppliers

Performance & data

• Set annual KPIs covering efficiency, downtime, repair costs and project delivery
• Put recovery plans in place where targets slip
• Use data and root cause analysis to fix problems properly and track the results

Systems

• Keep documentation and reporting tight, whether manual or CMMS-based
• Digitise and automate KPIs and maintenance records wherever possible
• Implement the systems needed to support operational requirements

What you’ll bring

Essential

• 5+ years as a Senior Engineer or Engineering Manager in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Degree in engineering (or equivalent, with significant hands‑on industry experience)
• Strong technical grounding across mechanical, electrical and control systems
• A track record of leading change and driving continuous improvement
• Capital project delivery experience, including contractor management
• Commercial awareness and experience working alongside operations and commercial teams
• Strong IT skills, including data analysis and reporting
• Full driving licence, own vehicle and flexibility to travel between sites

What makes a good fit

• Strong health and safety mindset
• Logical problem solver with good financial acumen
• Confident decision maker who works well on their own initiative
• Clear communicator with peers, senior management, site teams and third parties
• Flexible and comfortable splitting time across multiple sites

Key contacts

Internal: Divisional Engineering Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Site Operations Management, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, IT and HR

External: Contractors, suppliers, harbour authorities, government and industry bodies

Why it’s worth a look

• Genuine multi-site remit with real ownership of the engineering agenda
• Meaningful capital spend and project delivery, not just keeping the lights on
• A clear route up - you’ll act up for the Divisional Engineering Manager
• All-island role with a Belfast base

Next steps

For further information, and to apply for this Regional Engineering Lead job, please contact Conor O'Hagan

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