Flowtech
Head of Project Design (MEICA & Hydraulics)
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Head of Project Design (MEICA & Hydraulics)
Hybrid | Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Highly Competitive Salary + Exceptional Bonus + Company Car + Outstanding Benefits
Design the Engineering That Delivers Landmark Infrastructure
This isn't just another engineering leadership role.
This is your opportunity to shape the design and engineering strategy behind some of the world's most ambitious hydraulic infrastructure projects.
Flowtech's Major Projects Division has earned a global reputation for delivering complex, safety-critical engineering solutions. Their portfolio includes internationally recognised projects such as St George's Bridge, Bermuda, and the €102 million Narrow Water Bridge, the landmark cross-border project connecting County Louth and County Down across the River Newry.
As Head of Project Design, you'll be at the centre of these prestigious programmes, providing strategic leadership across multidisciplinary MEICA design while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest technical standards.
If you thrive on solving complex engineering challenges and leading talented technical teams, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Major Projects Director, you will lead the design function across a portfolio of major engineering projects, taking ownership of the MEICA design strategy from concept through to commissioning.
Working closely with clients, engineers and project delivery teams, you'll ensure innovative, commercially robust and technically excellent solutions are delivered across multiple high-value projects simultaneously.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the MEICA design and engineering function across a portfolio of major infrastructure projects.
- Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control, automation and hydraulic disciplines.
- Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring programme, quality and commercial objectives are achieved.
- Drive engineering governance, technical assurance and design excellence.
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
- Work collaboratively with clients, contractors and stakeholders to deliver innovative engineering solutions.
- Champion continuous improvement, technical innovation and best practice throughout the project lifecycle.
About You
You'll be an experienced engineering leader with the technical credibility and commercial awareness to lead large-scale MEICA projects.
You'll ideally bring:
- Extensive experience leading project design within MEICA, hydraulic or major infrastructure environments.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, control, automation and hydraulic engineering.
- Experience managing multiple complex engineering projects simultaneously.
- A collaborative leadership style with the ability to motivate and develop high-performing technical teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and commercial awareness.
- A degree in Engineering or a related discipline, together with strong knowledge of engineering standards and project delivery best practice.
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Why Join Flowtech?
Flowtech's Major Projects Division continues to deliver some of the most technically challenging hydraulic engineering projects in the world.
This is an opportunity to join an ambitious, growing business where your expertise will directly influence landmark infrastructure projects that leave a lasting legacy.
In return, you'll receive:
- Highly competitive salary
- Extremely generous bonus package
- Company car
- Hybrid working
- Genuine opportunity to influence major international projects
- Long-term career progression within an industry-leading organisation
If you're ready to lead the design of world-class engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.
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