Schöck Ltd UK
Head of Engineering
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Head of Engineering UK – Schöck Ltd
Bicester, Oxfordshire
Wilson Brook is delighted to be supporting Schöck Ltd with the appointment of a Head of Engineering UK.
Schöck is a privately owned, international construction products business with a strong reputation for technical excellence, innovation and high-quality engineered solutions. The UK business is best known for its market-leading position in specialist structural thermal break and punching shear reinforcement solutions, through its long-standing relationships with engineers, architects, contractors and developers.
This is a senior UK leadership appointment with real influence.
About the Role
Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will lead the UK application engineering function, bringing structure, pace, accountability and clear operational discipline to a technically capable team.
The business is not looking for a purely hands-on technical specialist. This is first and foremost a leadership and technical operations role. The priority is to appoint someone who can manage people, coordinate workload, improve project ownership, develop the team and ensure that technical service is delivered accurately, commercially and on time.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Leading, mentoring and developing the UK application engineering team
- Managing workload, priorities, lead-times, quality, accurate and technical service levels
- Improving project ownership and communication across the team
- Supporting sales and specification colleagues with complex technical enquiries
- Ensuring compliant, efficient and commercially sensible technical solutions
- Building a more structured, accountable and proactive working culture
- Regulatory reporting on the performance of the department
- Acting as a senior manager within the UK business
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The Ideal Candidate
We are particularly interested in candidates from construction products, structural building systems, façades, balconies, fixings, structural connections, precast, steelwork, specialist contractors, building envelope or adjacent technical construction environments.
You may currently be operating as an Engineering Manager, Design Manager, Technical Manager, Applications Engineering Manager, Drawing Office Manager, Technical Operations Manager or similar.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Experience leading an engineering, design, application engineering or technical office team
- Strong people management and workload coordination capability
- Good understanding of construction, structural drawings and technical building products
- Commercial awareness and the ability to support customer-facing technical decisions
- Gravitas, communication skills and the confidence to lead experienced people
- A practical, structured and improvement-focused management style
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About the Opportunity
This is an office-visible leadership role. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of Bicester and be prepared to spend at least four days per week in the office, leading the team, supporting day-to-day communication and collaborating closely with senior colleagues. This is not a work-from-home role or a long-term live-away opportunity. We are, however, open to candidates who are genuinely willing and able to relocate at their own cost.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond technical delivery and play a broader leadership role in a respected international business. Schöck offers the stability of a well-established group, the visibility of a focused UK business and the chance to make a meaningful impact on how the engineering function operates.
There is also scope for career progression in the medium term as the group widens its commercial activities and routes to market.
How to Apply
To explore the opportunity in confidence, please email your CV to CV@wilsonbrook.com.
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