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Director of Engineering
Job summary
A fast-growing hydrogen company in London is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead its technical function. This pivotal leadership role involves overseeing engineering teams, managing contractors, and ensuring compliance on high-impact hydrogen projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in engineering leadership related to energy, exceptional communication abilities, and a track record in building high-performing teams. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply or reach out directly via email.
Qualifications
- Experience in hydrogen, energy transition, or related industries.
- Skills in managing contractors and diverse engineering teams.
- Ability to work in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical functions of hydrogen projects.
- Manage and grow engineering teams.
- Oversee work of contractors to ensure quality.
- Approve project designs and ensure compliance.
- Translate business needs into technical scopes.
- Build efficient project delivery processes.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices.
- Represent technical function to stakeholders.
Skills
Location : London
We are seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the technical function of a fast-growing hydrogen company. This is a leadership role with responsibility for shaping the engineering organisation, ensuring delivery of current projects, and building the team that will scale the business to gigawatt-level hydrogen production.
- Provide overall technical leadership across development, FEED, and execution phases of hydrogen projects
- Manage and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team, including process, mechanical, electrical, and safety specialists
- Oversee the work of contractors and EPC partners, ensuring high-quality and cost-effective solutions
- Act as the technical authority for projects, reviewing and approving designs and ensuring compliance with industry standards and HSE requirements
- Translate business needs into technical scope, schedules, and budgets, and ensure delivery against them
- Build and improve processes that enable efficient project delivery while keeping flexibility in a scale-up environment
- Mentor and develop engineers, promoting best practices and a culture of safety and collaboration
- Represent the technical function with internal and external stakeholders, including investors, regulators, and partners
- Strong background in engineering leadership within hydrogen, energy transition, oil and gas, industrial gases, or related process industries
- Proven experience managing contractors and multidisciplinary teams through FEED, FID, and EPC phases
- Ability to balance technical, commercial, and schedule requirements in a fast‑paced environment startup environment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Experience scaling teams and building high‑performing technical organisations.
If you are interested in such opportunities please reach out at h.lowther@brightsmithgroup.com or apply to this role!
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