Technical Director of Electrical Engineering

PM Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Director of Electrical Engineering to lead and innovate within their design services. This pivotal role involves developing a cohesive strategy for Electrical Engineering, enhancing service delivery through digitalization, and ensuring high standards in design governance. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing flexibility while contributing to significant projects across multiple sectors. Join a forward-thinking firm that values inclusion, diversity, and sustainability in its mission to deliver complex engineering solutions. If you are passionate about Electrical Engineering and ready to take on a leadership role, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee-owned share scheme

Pension

Bonus

Educational assistance

Qualifications

• Passion for Electrical Engineering with relevant industry experience.
• Strong technical, commercial, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Electrical Engineering discipline and strategy.
• Define and implement continuous improvement strategies for design delivery.
• Act as a first responder for critical design issues across the Group.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical Engineering

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Overview

PM Group is a leading International engineering, architecture, project and construction management firm. With a network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US and a multi-discipline team of 3,500 people, we deliver complex, capital projects in the life sciences, food and beverages, mission critical/ICT, advanced manufacturing, energy and environmental sectors.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join the business at a senior level as Technical Director of Electrical Engineering who will be the central voice for Electrical Engineering Design and to develop and lead this discipline within PM Group. This is a full-time, recoverable, technical role within our design service.

You will work with the Director of Engineering, the other Discipline Technical Directors and other Heads of Services to determine how we efficiently and consistently deliver design services across the Group. This is a group-wide role, covering all 20 design offices.

This is a senior appointment, reporting to the Director of Engineering, with responsibility for leadership, governance, troubleshooting and for defining the ways of working in Electrical Engineering Design.

We offer a flexible working environment, providing a hybrid working arrangement with the option to work from home up to two days a week for this role. This key role can be based out of one of our offices in Ireland, UK, Poland or Belgium.

Interested applicants should submit their CV.

Responsibilities

1. PM Group Strategy for Electrical Engineering
As the Technical Director you will lead the development of the discipline in support of PM Group’s strategy and local Business Unit plans. Key aspects include:

1. Develop a strategy for Electrical Engineering across the Group i.e. to forecast and plan the required capability and capacity.
2. Support the Business Units with strengthening and growing their departments i.e. department profiling, team competency gaps and associated training needs etc.
3. Develop targeted SME areas within Electrical Engineering e.g. sustainability.
4. Work with Architecture and the Engineering Disciplines to align and develop cross-functional competencies targeted at key sectors and technologies.
5. Define, for our core sectors, the range of design activities and deliverables required to deliver the projects safely and efficiently.

2. Digitalisation of Business Processes / ways of working
Define and implement a strategy for continuous improvement of Electrical Engineering:

1. Develop and improve the Electrical Engineering Service Delivery Platform (SDP) as part of our Quality management System (QMS).
2. Create a Group-wide standardized way of working for Electrical Engineering taking into account the specific requirements in local code and industry norms.
3. Ensure the integration of key considerations such as digitally enabled lean design, sector-specific approaches and our design office locations.
4. Business transformation projects are an investment cost (i.e. unsold) and their own time is managed by the Technical Director.

3. Governance of Design Delivery
Support / input to key Sales Proposals as requested by the Director of Engineering:

1. Work with the Director of Engineering to establish a ‘watch list’ of key projects based on the extent of design challenge and technical integrity risk.
2. Influence the early stages of design on key projects.
3. Chair Single Discipline Design Reviews (SDDRs) on key projects.
4. Review Project Basis of Safety documents as required by the Director of Engineering.
5. Input to end of Concept / BoD ‘go, no go’ reviews for high-risk challenging projects.

4. Troubleshooting
Be a ‘first responder’ for critical issues regarding Electrical Engineering design across the Group:

1. Meet with senior members of both our own and the customer’s team.
2. Agree corrective actions / way forward.
3. Act as Technical Sponsor for the corrective actions.
4. Keep PM Group management updated on correction action progress.

Qualifications

• Passion for Electrical Engineering
• Safe asset focus
• Bachelor degree
• Relevant industry experience with some working at senior management level
• Have good working knowledge of Pharma, Med Tech and Data Center industries
• Member of a recognized Engineering professional body. (Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineering for example).
• Strong technical, commercial, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Good communication & people skills
• Self-starter and decision maker
• Fluent English

Why PM Group?

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements, including a hybrid working policy
• An employee-owned share scheme. All employees have the opportunity to invest in the company, contributing to the success of the company.
• Pension, bonus, educational assistance and many other benefits.

As an employee-owned company, we are inclusive, committed and driven. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are at the heart of our new 2025 business strategy.

Inclusion and Diversity are core to our culture and values. We commit to a culture of mutual respect and belonging by building a truly inclusive workplace rich in diverse people, talents and ideas.

PM Group is committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process. If you require any assistance in this regard, please let us know.

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