Engineering Manager

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to build, develop, and sustain a high-performing engineering organisation capable of delivering complex programmes at scale. You'll focus on people, capability, capacity, and organisational effectiveness, ensuring engineering teams have the skills, support, and structure needed to deliver high-quality outcomes at a sustainable pace.

Working closely with the Chief Engineer, Technical Project Managers, Product Management, and senior leadership, you'll create an environment where engineers can perform at their best, develop their careers, and contribute effectively to both technical and business goals. This role is less about directing technical solutions and more about enabling great engineering through strong leadership, workforce planning, coaching, and continuous improvement.

This role combines:

• People leadership & development — building high-performing teams through recruitment, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and career development
• Capability & capacity management — ensuring the organisation has the right skills, experience, and resources to meet current and future engineering demand
• Organisational effectiveness — improving engineering ways of working, supporting process adoption, and creating an environment where teams can deliver sustainably

You will play a critical role in balancing delivery demands with the long-term health of the engineering organisation. This role suits someone who enjoys developing people, creating clarity in complex environments, and building the structures and culture that allow engineering teams to thrive.

What you will be doing:

• Own engineering team development — lead recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career progression, succession planning, and skills development across your area of responsibility
• Manage capability and workforce planning — ensure the organisation has the appropriate mix of skills, capacity, and experience to meet evolving engineering priorities
• Enable effective delivery planning — provide realistic capacity and capability insights to support sprint planning, programme delivery, and resource forecasting
• Improve engineering effectiveness — drive adoption of processes, tools, and best practices that improve team performance, collaboration, and quality
• Support team health and engagement — foster a culture of psychological safety, professional growth, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Lead organisational design and resource allocation — make decisions on team structures, staffing approaches, and resource deployment to optimise delivery outcomes
• Develop engineering standards and competencies — establish role expectations, development frameworks, and capability pathways that support consistent growth across teams
• Monitor and manage organisational risk — identify capability gaps, capacity constraints, or unsustainable workloads and escalate where appropriate
• Partner across the organisation — work closely with Chief Engineers, Technical Project Managers, Product Managers, HR, and senior leaders to align organisational capability with engineering strategy
• Champion sustainable delivery — ensure commitments are based on realistic capacity, helping teams maintain quality and sustainable pace while meeting business objectives