Engineering Managing Director - Growth & Operations

Sonas Technical; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus scheme tied to growth strategy

Employer Pension Contribution

Job summary

Sonas Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Managing Director for an established Kilkenny-based engineering company. The role carries a hands-on business development remit with oversight of daily operations including the design function.

You will set service models, define SLAs across maintenance contracts and ensure GMP, validation and audits across customer sites while turning growth into an annual plan with quarterly reviews with the Chairman and Board.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years in commercial, business development or general management roles, including 5+ years at senior level with P&L accountability.
• Experience building or scaling a contracted service/maintenance business and delivering in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Set the service model and standards for a maintenance business serving regulated sites with multi-annual SLA contracts.
• Define the SLA offer including response times, maintenance schedules, spares, reporting and pricing tiers.
• Ensure service delivery meets GMP, validation, calibration, change control and audit requirements on customer sites.
• Turn growth strategy into an annual plan with targets by business line, sector and key account, reviewed with Chairman and Board.
• Lead business development from lead generation to close, attaching maintenance and spares offers to projects.
• Oversee daily operations across sales, design, projects and maintenance with regular workload, delivery, safety and quality reviews.
• Lead design to ensure right-first-time, cost-effective designs released on schedule and projects delivered on time and budget.
• Set pricing, estimating and bid/no-bid standards; report margins with CFO on costing, costs and cash.
• Lead design, business development, estimating and marketing teams to strengthen market position and OEM partnerships.

Job description

Sonas Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Managing Director for an established Kilkenny-based engineering company. The role carries a hands-on business development remit with oversight of daily operations including the design function.

You will set service models, define SLAs across maintenance contracts and ensure GMP, validation and audits across customer sites while turning growth into an annual plan with quarterly reviews with the Chairman and Board.