Senior Engineering Manager

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure; Coventry; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Family friendly policies and work/life

Mentoring programmes and continuous学习

Contributory pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Share-save scheme

Discounts including cycle to work and/

Job summary

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead engineering, quality and information management across a major National Grid infrastructure programme in the UK. The role sits within the Energy Business Unit and requires strategic leadership across multi-project delivery, governance, and assurance to ensure technical excellence and alignment with corporate objectives.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in a senior engineering leadership role within major infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
• Strong technical knowledge across large-scale construction and infrastructure programmes.
• Experience within the energy sector, including overhead lines, substations, or power transmission projects.
• Understanding of quality management systems and assurance processes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managing key stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of engineering governance, compliance, and project delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple organisations and project teams.
• Commercial awareness and a strategic approach to programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of engineering, quality, and information management functions across the programme.
• Ensure technical governance, compliance, and best practice are consistently applied throughout project delivery.
• Function as the link between project teams and the wider business, ensuring alignment with company processes, procedures, and strategic objectives.
• Support the delivery of programme objectives through effective management of technical and quality requirements.
• Work collaboratively with delivery partners, stakeholders, and project leadership teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee technical reviews, approvals, and assurance activities to ensure project requirements are met.
• Monitor programme performance and provide strategic guidance on engineering and quality-related matters.
• Support risk management activities and provide solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to senior leadership decision-making and programme-wide improvements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Quality management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Decision making

Influence across organisations

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Birmingham / Coventry, UK

Talented people are the key to our success.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join our team supporting the delivery of a major National Grid infrastructure programme. Delivered through a collaborative enterprise model involving multiple partners, this is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the successful delivery of a nationally significant energy project.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will provide strategic leadership across engineering, quality, and information management functions, ensuring technical excellence, governance, and consistency throughout the programme. Operating as a key member of the senior leadership team, you will help drive project performance, support business objectives, and ensure processes and standards are effectively embedded across multiple projects.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale, complex, and long-duration infrastructure programme that will play a vital role in the UK's energy network.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of engineering, quality, and information management functions across the programme.
• Ensure technical governance, compliance, and best practice are consistently applied throughout project delivery.
• Function as the link between project teams and the wider business, ensuring alignment with company processes, procedures, and strategic objectives.
• Support the delivery of programme objectives through effective management of technical and quality requirements.
• Work collaboratively with delivery partners, stakeholders, and project leadership teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee technical reviews, approvals, and assurance activities to ensure project requirements are met.
• Monitor programme performance and provide strategic guidance on engineering and quality-related matters.
• Support risk management activities and provide solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to senior leadership decision-making and programme-wide improvements.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience operating in a senior engineering leadership role within major infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
• Strong technical knowledge across large-scale construction and infrastructure programmes.
• Experience within the energy sector, including areas such as overhead lines, substations, or power transmission projects.
• Understanding of quality management systems and assurance processes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managing key stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of engineering governance, compliance, and project delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple organisations and project teams.
• Commercial awareness and a strategic approach to programme delivery.

What is in it for you?

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
• Flexible and adaptable working
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Recognition scheme and long service awards
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
• We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

About The Energy Business Unit

We have extensive experience in upgrading and replacing energy networks, delivering asset management for major UK energy companies and network operators.

Our transmission and distribution services involve the upgrading and replacement of electricity assets both above and below ground. Within the electricity sector we install and maintain assets, including excavation, laying, and jointing of cables, (fluid filled and XLPe), substations and overhead line, new build, repair, and refurbishment services.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team where you will have the opportunity to progress in your career. We are looking for people who share our passion on delivering great customer service whilst also being able to work within an enjoyable and hardworking team environment. Talented people are the key to our success.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People "Two Ticks" accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Birmingham / Coventry, UK

Talented people are the key to our success.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join our team supporting the delivery of a major National Grid infrastructure programme. Delivered through a collaborative enterprise model involving multiple partners, this is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the successful delivery of a nationally significant energy project.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will provide strategic leadership across engineering, quality, and information management functions, ensuring technical excellence, governance, and consistency throughout the programme. Operating as a key member of the senior leadership team, you will help drive project performance, support business objectives, and ensure processes and standards are effectively embedded across multiple projects.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale, complex, and long-duration infrastructure programme that will play a vital role in the UK's energy network.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of engineering, quality, and information management functions across the programme.
• Ensure technical governance, compliance, and best practice are consistently applied throughout project delivery.
• Function as the link between project teams and the wider business, ensuring alignment with company processes, procedures, and strategic objectives.
• Support the delivery of programme objectives through effective management of technical and quality requirements.
• Work collaboratively with delivery partners, stakeholders, and project leadership teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee technical reviews, approvals, and assurance activities to ensure project requirements are met.
• Monitor programme performance and provide strategic guidance on engineering and quality-related matters.
• Support risk management activities and provide solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to senior leadership decision-making and programme-wide improvements.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience operating in a senior engineering leadership role within major infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
• Strong technical knowledge across large-scale construction and infrastructure programmes.
• Experience within the energy sector, including areas such as overhead lines, substations, or power transmission projects.
• Understanding of quality management systems and assurance processes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managing key stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of engineering governance, compliance, and project delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple organisations and project teams.
• Commercial awareness and a strategic approach to programme delivery.

What is in it for you?

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
• Flexible and adaptable working
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Recognition scheme and long service awards
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
• We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

About The Energy Business Unit

We have extensive experience in upgrading and replacing energy networks, delivering asset management for major UK energy companies and network operators.

Our transmission and distribution services involve the upgrading and replacement of electricity assets both above and below ground. Within the electricity sector we install and maintain assets, including excavation, laying, and jointing of cables, (fluid filled and XLPe), substants and overhead line, new build, repair and refurbishment services.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team where you will have the opportunity to progress in your career. We are looking for people who share our passion on delivering great customer service whilst also being able to work within an enjoyable and hardworking team environment. Talented people are the key to our success.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People "Two Ticks" accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.