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Engineering Director

Posted: 23/04/26
Recruiter:Rullion Managed Services
Reference:3100728467
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Engineering
Salary:£120,000 - £130,000 Annual 15% bonus, car allowance, pension
Location:City, London
Description:

Role: Engineering Director
Location: London / Bristol / Manchester / Suffolk (flexible with regular site presence)

Overview
We are supporting the appointment of an Engineering Director for a major UK infrastructure programme. This is a senior leadership role reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, responsible for leading programme-wide engineering delivery and ensuring design is delivered to required quality, maturity, cost and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Programme Engineering Teams and Risk & Opportunities function
  • Ensure delivery of a safe, mature, high-quality design aligned to cost and schedule
  • Drive replication of an existing reference design
  • Oversee configuration management and design integration across programmes
  • Act as senior escalation point for complex technical challenges
  • Discharge Principal Designer responsibilities under CDM regulations
  • Lead technical risk management and strategic response to programme-level issues
  • Work closely with delivery teams, supply chain and design partners

Candidate Profile

  • Director-level experience in major infrastructure or nuclear projects
  • Strong background in engineering leadership across complex programmes
  • Experience delivering within regulated environments (nuclear highly desirable)
  • Strong understanding of design governance, configuration management and risk
  • Ability to influence at senior stakeholder level (internal and external)
  • Chartered Engineer (or equivalent)

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