Senior Manager - Mechanical Handling

Overview

Leading the development, governance and delivery of integrated Mechanical Handling solutions throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept through to operation and maintenance. Providing technical leadership and delegated engineering authority across Mechanical Handling equipment, ensuring safe, robust and deployable solutions. Building, leading and developing a growing engineering team, establishing the capability required to become the Design Authority and Intelligent Customer for the commodity. Owning delivery of major programmes across cost, schedule, quality, safety and technical performance objectives. Governing engineering substantiation, safety cases, design configuration and verification activities within your scope of accountability. Developing capability strategies covering engineering resources, supplier engagement, manufacturing readiness, materials, verification & validation and long-term delivery needs. Collaborating across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, safety, licensing, programme and supply chain functions to ensure fully integrated product delivery. Supporting customer, site-specific and future fleet deployment activities, ensuring solutions meet both programme and market requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development, governance and delivery of integrated Mechanical Handling solutions throughout the product lifecycle, from concept through to operation and maintenance.
• Providing technical leadership and delegated engineering authority across Mechanical Handling equipment, ensuring safe, robust and deployable solutions.
• Building, leading and developing a growing engineering team, establishing the capability required to become the Design Authority and Intelligent Customer for the commodity.
• Owning delivery of major programmes across cost, schedule, quality, safety and technical performance objectives.
• Governing engineering substantiation, safety cases, design configuration and verification activities within your scope of accountability.
• Developing capability strategies covering engineering resources, supplier engagement, manufacturing readiness, materials, verification & validation and long-term delivery needs.
• Collaborating across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, safety, licensing, programme and supply chain functions to ensure fully integrated product delivery.
• Supporting customer, site-specific and future fleet deployment activities, ensuring solutions meet both programme and market requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional recognition.
• Experience leading the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of Mechanical Handling equipment or comparable safety-critical systems within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry.
• Proven experience leading large engineering teams and delivering complex product development programmes across multiple stages of the product lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, safety substantiation, product ownership, design integration, manufacturing delivery and verification & validation activities.
• Experience managing substantial engineering budgets, programme risks, resource planning and capability development.
• Demonstrable success leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, commercial and programme functions.
• Ability to operate effectively within ambiguity, driving delivery and maintaining high-performance standards in a rapidly evolving environment.