Project Engineering Manager

Project Engineering Manager

Location: Workington, Cumbria
Contract: Permanent
Reporting to: Head of Projects

Lead the engineering delivery of nationally significant infrastructure projects

We're looking for an experienced Project Engineering Manager to join our Technical Services team and provide engineering leadership across major infrastructure projects at Sellafield.

Reporting to the Head of Projects, you'll play a pivotal role in leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring engineering excellence throughout the project lifecycle, and supporting both project delivery and work-winning activities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape complex engineering solutions, drive innovation, and help deliver some of the UK's most challenging and rewarding infrastructure projects.

What you'll be doing

As Project Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading the engineering function across designated projects and sectors, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering activities.
• Managing and developing engineering teams, including Responsible Engineers, Design Managers, Designers, Temporary Works Coordinators and CDM representatives.
• Providing engineering leadership throughout feasibility, design, construction, commissioning and project handover.
• Acting as the lead engineering assurance authority, ensuring compliance with company procedures, client requirements and industry standards.
• Undertaking the duties of the CDM Principal Designer and ensuring design risks are identified, managed and reduced.
• Supporting project bids and tender submissions by providing technical expertise and engineering solutions.
• Promoting innovative engineering methods, value engineering and the adoption of new technologies to improve project delivery.
• Working collaboratively with clients, construction teams, quality, BIM and Digital teams, and supply chain partners to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Ensuring engineering processes remain aligned with current legislation, industry standards and client requirements.
• Driving continuous improvement by embedding lessons learned, engineering best practice and technical excellence across projects.
• Supporting the recruitment, mentoring and professional development of engineering teams, helping to build future capability across the business.
• Promoting a strong culture of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance throughout all engineering activities.

What we're looking for

We're seeking an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in major infrastructure or construction projects and a passion for delivering engineering excellence.

You'll ideally have:

• Degree qualification in Civil Engineering or another relevant infrastructure engineering discipline.
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or equivalent professional accreditation.
• A minimum of three years' experience in a similar engineering leadership role with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor.
• Significant experience across design, construction and engineering management within major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and construction delivery processes.
• Familiarity with client engineering procedures, gated project processes and engineering assurance requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and developing technical talent.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors and supply chain partners.
• The capability to deputise for the Project Manager when required.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to work on some of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects, where your technical expertise and leadership will directly influence successful project delivery.

In return, you'll benefit from:

• The opportunity to lead engineering on nationally significant nuclear infrastructure projects.
• A collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
• The chance to work alongside highly experienced engineering professionals.
• Ongoing professional development and support for career progression.
• The opportunity to mentor and develop the next generation of engineering talent.
• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're an experienced Project Engineering Manager looking for your next challenge and want to play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact on environmental performance while supporting the delivery of high-profile projects, we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply Now to submit your application.

We aim to respond to every applicant. However, due to the volume of applications received, if you haven't heard from us within 14 days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

This permanent opportunity is being advertised by Rullion Ltd.

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