Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

Practice Leadership and Technical Strategy:

• Define and implement the technical vision and engineering standards for a growing mid‑sized firm.
• Establish practical, efficient best‑practice methodologies for MEP design, digital modelling, sustainability, and building performance.
• Promote innovation in low‑carbon design, modern digital tools, and coordinated delivery workflows.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations (CIBSE, IET, CDM, BSR, building regulations), while keeping processes lean and scalable

Engineering Governance and Quality Assurance

• Develop simple but robust QA/QC processes suited to a mid‑sized practice, ensuring consistent, high‑quality deliverables across teams.
• Conduct or coordinate technical reviews, design audits, and risk assessments.
• Implement measurable quality standards without over‑burdening project teams.
• Support teams in resolving technical issues quickly and pragmatically.

Digital Engineering Tools & Technology Leadership

• Lead the digital engineering roadmap for the firm, balancing innovation with practicality and budget constraints.
• Oversee adoption and optimisation of core tools:
• BIM/Modelling: Revit, AutoCAD
• Lighting & Electrical: Dialux, Relux
• MEP Design Tools: H2X Engineering
• Establish fit‑for‑purpose BIM standards, BEPs, naming conventions, and model checks.
• Promote ISO 19650 principles without unnecessary overhead.
• Drive practical improvements such as automation scripts, template efficiency, and plug‑ins.
• Identify digital skills gaps and lead upskilling initiatives across engineering teams.
• Manage tool licences and digital investments aligned with firm growth.

Capability Building & Team Development:

• Mentor engineers, discipline leads, and digital specialists, providing accessible technical direction.
• Develop realistic competency frameworks and career paths suited to a mid‑sized consultancy structure.
• Support staff toward professional registration (CEng, IEng, EngTech).
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the practice.
• Promote knowledge sharing through playbooks, lunch‑and‑learns, and internal communities.

Project Delivery Support & Technical Oversight:

• Provide hands-on support to project teams during concept design, coordination, and technical resolution.
• Step into key projects when specialist expertise, client assurance, or risk management is required.
• Assist project managers in scoping, resource planning, and delivery planning.
• Ensure technical solutions remain commercially viable and aligned with client priorities.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Represent the engineering practice in client meetings, workshops, coordination sessions, and design reviews.
• Provide clear, confident, and pragmatic technical advice to clients and partners.
• Build collaborative working relationships with architects, structural engineers, contractors, and specialists.
• Support business development by contributing technical input to proposals, fee bids, and client strategies.

Operational, Resource & Financial Management:

• Oversee resource allocation across multiple projects, balancing workload and skills.
• Support recruitment planning, onboarding, and talent retention.
• Manage budgets for engineering tools, training, and digital capability development.
• Track KPIs including delivery quality, digital adoption, engineering throughput, and commercial performance.
• Lead continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives

Success Measures

• Consistently high‑quality engineering output with reduced rework.
• Clear, scalable engineering standards adopted across all teams.
• Measurable uplift in digital engineering maturity and tool efficiency.
• Strong team development, professional progression, and retention.
• Increased project delivery predictability and client satisfaction.
• Improved collaboration, transparency, and consistency across engineering disciplines.

Requirements:

• An Engineering Degree and holding Chartered Engineer status, Chartered Engineer (CEng) COREN, IMechE, or IET.
• Experience in digital transformation or uplift initiatives in mid‑sized organisations.
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and net‑zero design approaches.
• Previous experience in resource management, financial planning, or operational leadership.
• Extensive experience in Civil/Structural or building services engineering within a consulting environment.
• Substantial experience leading multi-discipline engineering teams.(2-5 years in a leadership or management role)
• Strong knowledge of MEP is an advantage, with the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and drive technical excellence.
• Strong understanding of BIM, digital engineering workflows, and simulation tools.
• Effective communicator with strong leadership and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Experience working across multiple building sectors (commercial, residential, healthcare, education, etc.).
• Management Skills: Proven ability in Leadership, Budget Control, Programme Control, and Quality Control regimes.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to translate ideas into actions and results and get the best out of others.
• Prior experience in Project Management.
• Knowledge of the Design lifecycle from Concept to Commissioning.
• Experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Public Health Engineering within a high-rise or complex building environment.