Engineering Manager in Leeds

Engineering Manager

Competitive + benefits

Derbyshire

Our Client

Our client is a comprehensive supplier of a range of repair, overhaul, consultancy, testing and training services to the rail rolling stock industry. They are specialists in their field and a trusted supplier to many of the industry’s largest and well-known names.

Due to recent business transformations, in continuation of their pursuit of excellence, there now exists an opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join the business to drive the development of their Engineering capabilities and teams.

The Role

You will be given the Engineering department and a team of project engineers to field incoming client enquiries. Collaborating with other departments (Technical, Sales & Operations) to consult, test and deliver effective component and system overhaul projects. You will lead the unit and take responsibility for hiring, training and solutions delivered by the organisation.

This is not a blue-chip. The successful candidate will be adaptable, curious and able to integrate into a closeknit team. If you can naturally provide solutions in a fast-paced engineering environment then this is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your natural leadership and technical abilities to work as part of the senior leadership team to drive, innovate and grow a critical business in UK rail.

The successful candidate will possess/be:

• A relevant engineering degree (or equivalent qualification).
• Positive attitude, self-motivated and ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Experience working in an engineering environment developing and delivering overhauled or re-manufactured component solutions.
• Experience using drawing software such as AutoCAD/SolidWorks.
• Strong communication skills; must be able to communicate and present project and technical issues effectively and concisely to various project stakeholders.
• Ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Good ability and knowledge in using commonly used office applications and tools e.g. Microsoft® Office™, Microsoft Project™.

To Apply

Interested parties should apply accordingly or contact Dan Hibbert in the first instance for a confidential conversation. Contact details can be found via the Newman Stewart website.

About Us

Newman Stewart is a privately owned, leading provider of Executive Search, Talent Advisory & Psychometric Assessment Services. With offices in Leeds and London we identify excellent people for our excellent clients, nationally and internationally and we are proud of the results that we deliver.