Technical Manager Electrical

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK seeks a Technical Manager with a strong electrical background to lead technical engineering management. This position is based in Manchester and involves managing projects, conducting design reviews, and ensuring compliance with legal and contractual requirements while fostering internal and external relationships. The role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary with benefits.

Benefits

Car/Car allowance

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits, including Gym Memberships and Travel Insurance

Personal development programme

Qualifications

• Strong electrical background from a Project Manager or Design background.
• Experience in Mechanical / MEP design and Technical Management.
• Good understanding of Design and Build and traditional construction contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engineering management on projects and ensure legal compliance.
• Provide technical advice and conduct independent design reviews.
• Prepare project reports for stakeholders highlighting risks and opportunities.

Skills

Design and Build contracts

Electrical systems understanding

Mechanical / MEP design

Education

Degree in Electrical or Building Services

Job description

Job Description

Technical Manager – Electrical

Manchester

Permanent

Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

NG Bailey have a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Manager to join our team ideally based in our office in Salford, Manchester. In this role you will lead, own and manage the technical risk and opportunities within the business, from inception through to completion and client handover.

This would be a great opportunity for an experienced Design Manager, Technical Manager, Project Manager or similar with a strong electrical background to join us working on prestigious projects within the region.

We do offer flexibility of hybrid working with 3 days in the office. There would be a travel requirement within the region of work and on occasional basis across the UK.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Lead the technical engineering management on internally and externally designed projects to successfully achieve company, team and individual objectives relating to the implementation of best value design, management of opportunities and risk mitigation.




• Provide technical advice and assistance to other areas of the business and support business development from a technical solution perspective.




• Conduct regular independent design/technical reviews of both internal and external designs in accordance with the NG Bailey technical review process, ensuring that both internal and external designs are technically correct and represent best value and comply with all legal and contracted requirements.




• Prepare monthly project reports for Senior Stakeholders highlighting progress, risks, opportunities, and resource issues.




• Advise on commercial progress against plan, any variances from plan and the corrective actions being taken.




• On external designs, take ownership of the completion of the responsibilities matrix of the Engagement of Consultant Pack, ensuring that scope gaps are mitigated.




• Build and maintain mutually beneficial customer, key supplier and internal relationships. Promote the design team and actively seek out new opportunities. Communicate proactively with project stakeholders to improve our collaboration with operational teams.




• Assist the Regional Design & Engineering Manager in the production of technical management fees for internally and externally designed projects. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of technical management costs, values and programme forecasts; seeking opportunities to suggest actions which mitigate risk and maximise profitability.

What we’re looking for:

As mentioned above we are looking for an individual with a strong electrical background from a Project Manager or Design background. If you have the following, we would like to hear from you:

• Good understanding of Design and Build and traditional construction contracts




• A degree In Electrical, Building Services or other relevant discipline




• Extensive experience in Mechanical / MEP design and Technical Management

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Car/Car allowance




• Pension with aleading provider andup to8% employer contribution




• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days




• Private Medical Insurance




• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)




• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.




• Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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