GTS Group Ltd
Engineering Manager
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Head of Engineering / Senior Engineering Manager - Hampshire
£65,000–£75,000 + benefits
We have been exclusively engaged by an established technology and engineering business to appoint a senior engineering leader who will play a key role in shaping the future direction of its global engineering function.
This is an opportunity for an experienced engineering manager/leader to step into a role with genuine strategic influence, combining people leadership, product development, engineering transformation and international team management.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the CTO, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organisation spanning multiple international locations, with responsibility for engineering capability, product development, technology delivery and long-term product lifecycle.
The organisation is entering an exciting period of transformation, with significant investment in engineering capability, international collaboration, product development and operational efficiency.
You'll be joining at a point where you can genuinely make your mark.
Key priorities will include:
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary engineering function across multiple international locations
- Building a high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement
- Driving complex product development programmes from concept through to design, development, verification, validation and release
- Developing engineering capability within an international growth location and supporting the transfer of technical knowledge, processes and ownership
- Working closely with the CTO on the technology and engineering roadmap
- Improving engineering processes, methodologies and overall delivery performance
- Taking ownership of product lifecycle and engineering obsolescence, ensuring long-term product supportability
- Managing engineering resources, technical risk, project delivery and competing priorities
- Working closely with Product, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Service and Commercial teams
- Developing and retaining engineering talent, including succession planning and future leadership capability
- Identifying opportunities to utilise automation, AI/ML, computer vision and emerging technologies to improve products and engineering processes
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What we're looking for
We're particularly interested in speaking with experienced engineering leaders who have operated within a complex technology, manufacturing or product development environment.
You'll ideally have:
- Significant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience managing internationally distributed engineering teams
- A strong track record in complex electromechanical and/or software-driven product development
- Experience taking products through the full development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of engineering processes, systems engineering and product delivery
- Experience with product lifecycle, obsolescence or technology refresh programmes
- A proven ability to develop engineering capability and improve organisational performance
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to operate at CTO / senior leadership level
- A pragmatic, commercially aware and collaborative leadership style
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Experience within sectors such as advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, automation, robotics, defence, aerospace, instrumentation, electronics or other complex engineered products would be highly relevant.
Why consider it?
This isn't simply a role managing an existing engineering team.
You'll have the opportunity to shape the structure, capability and future direction of a global engineering organisation, whilst influencing product strategy and supporting a significant international transformation programme.
The successful individual will have the autonomy and senior-level exposure to make a measurable impact across people, technology, product development and engineering performance.
If you're an experienced Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering or R&D leader who is looking for a role with broader strategic influence, I'd be very interested in speaking with you.
Due to the nature of work, unfortunately the client are unable to consider candidates on a visa or requiring sponsorship (now or in the future).
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