Senior Lead Engineer: Technical Leader in Regulated Sectors

BlackBerry Inc.; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical cover

Company car or cash allowance

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership across regulated sectors, including Power, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Offshore. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure compliance with IEC standards, and drive project delivery within scope, schedule and budget.

Based in the UK with hybrid work from St Neots, Daresbury or Aberdeen, you will define approaches, conduct risk assessments, and build trusted client relationships while advancing ABB's engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or HNC/HND with significant industry experience.
• Proven experience in engineering or technical roles within highly regulated industries.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or as a technical specialist.
• Strong knowledge of process control systems, industrial automation, instrumentation.
• Experience with PLC, SCADA and DCS architectures; regulatory standards knowledge.
• Professional Engineering registration and/or Functional Safety certification (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for assigned industry sectors with regulatory compliance.
• Lead, mentor and develop multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Define technical approaches, quality standards, milestones and resource plans.
• Conduct technical reviews, risk assessments and compliance evaluations.
• Lead regulatory change assessments and implement solutions.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex engineering and regulatory challenges.
• Build relationships with customers, industry bodies and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery to scope, schedule, budget and quality; drive improvements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Regulatory compliance

Project delivery

Industrial automation

Instrumentation & control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

HNC/HND with relevant experience

Tools

PLC

SCADA

DCS

Job description

ABB is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership across regulated sectors, including Power, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Offshore. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure compliance with IEC standards, and drive project delivery within scope, schedule and budget.

Based in the UK with hybrid work from St Neots, Daresbury or Aberdeen, you will define approaches, conduct risk assessments, and build trusted client relationships while advancing ABB's engineering