Technical Practice Manager

Caspian One; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Organisation in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Engineering Practice Manager to drive maturity uplift across software, data, operations, and infrastructure teams. You will partner with Practice Leads and senior leaders to embed standards and shape career pathways.

The role focuses on coordinating transformation activities, defining uplift plans, shaping training with HR/L&D, and strengthening communities of practice. Hybrid work involves 3 days in office.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering transformational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Engineering mindset with exposure to multiple technology stacks and experience in at least one discipline.
• Ability to coordinate activities across complex, multi-domain environments.
• Ability to analyse engineering data and translate it into meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, comfortable engaging large groups and senior technical leaders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering transformation activities across multiple domains and business functions.
• Baseline engineering maturity, identify gaps, and define uplift plans with engineering leadership.
• Work with HR/L&D to shape training, skills development, and career pathways from graduate to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with workforce teams to raise the calibre of engineering talent hired.
• Support and evolve Communities of Practice to strengthen engineering culture.
• Drive adoption of engineering standards and best practices across diverse technical disciplines.
• Leverage Principal Engineers to evangelise high-quality engineering behaviours.
• Use data to generate actionable insights and provide visibility into transformation progress.

Skills

Engineering transformation

Engineering coordination

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

Engineering standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Contract | Sheffield | Hybrid working (3 days in office) | £450 p/day +

A leading global organisation is seeking an experienced Engineering Practice Manager to support Practice Leads on large‑scale engineering transformation initiatives across multiple technology domains. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys driving maturity uplift, and is passionate about improving engineering culture, standards, and capability.

The Role

As an Engineering Practice Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and uplifting engineering practices across software, data, operations, and infrastructure teams. You’ll partner with Engineering Practice Leads, Senior Engineering Leaders, HR/L&D, and workforce teams to influence hiring quality, strengthen communities of practice, and embed best‑in‑class engineering standards.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate engineering transformation activities across multiple domains and business functions.
• Baseline engineering maturity, identify gaps, and define uplift plans with engineering leadership.
• Work with HR/L&D to shape training, skills development, and career pathways from graduate to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with workforce teams to raise the calibre of engineering talent hired.
• Support and evolve Communities of Practice to strengthen engineering culture.
• Drive adoption of engineering standards and best practices across diverse technical disciplines.
• Leverage Principal Engineers to evangelise high‑quality engineering behaviours.
• Use data to generate actionable insights and provide visibility into transformation progress.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience delivering transformational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• An engineering mindset with exposure to multiple technology stacks and experience in at least one discipline.
• Ability to coordinate activities across complex, multi‑domain environments.
• Ability to analyse engineering data and translate it into meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, comfortable engaging large groups and senior technical leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in engineering coordination, transformation programmes, or infrastructure‑focused projects.
• Familiarity with engineering maturity models, standards, and modern infrastructure components.