Engineering Manager & Team Lead

Engineering Manager & Team Lead
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £63,856 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, Yorkshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 6
Department: IED - Fusion Engineering Unit

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

Job Description

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible)
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
- Wide range of career development opportunities
- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Are you enthusiastic about taking the lead on projects related to major fusion systems, guiding them through the entire lifecycle from conceptualisation to detailed design and implementation for UKAEA's facilities and future fusion devices? In this position, your responsibilities will include specifying and leading projects with intricate integrated solutions, engaging multiple disciplines, and navigating technical challenges. The role involves providing technical and project leadership for significant and large-scale projects, influencing the organisation's direction and collaborating with external partners.

You will bring specialised expertise to oversee intricate engineering projects, involving the proposal, definition, and successful delivery of major projects while leading and supporting project teams. You will act as an authority in engineering management processes, coordinating teams to address critical operational issues and develop technical solutions. In this role, you will oversee a section or team, managing employee development, recruitment, and contributing to the overall direction and development of the UKAEA Project Engineering capability under the guidance of the Group Lead.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Act as the technical lead in project initiation, making critical make vs buy decisions, defining budgets, and schedules.
- Ensure timely project delivery within specifications and agreed budgets, managing technical scope and quality.
- Manage all project technical activities, coordinating and deploying resources effectively.
- Advocate and facilitate the use of systems engineering principles in solution development.
- Identify and comply with design codes, relevant legislation, and define documentation requirements.
- Select efficient design substantiation methods, considering time, cost, and technical risk.
- Act as the project technical authority for technical reviews, overseeing supplier documentation compliance.
- Communicate technical expertise through reports, departmental notes, and external forums.

Qualifications
Essential Requirements:

- A relevant engineering degree or equivalent.
- Experience in delivering, or significantly contributing to delivery of, complex technical projects in a high-hazard environment.
- Experience working within a highly regulated environment.
- Ability to converse with and steer engineering analysis.
- Experience with working to design standards and/or regulations.
- Experience in supervising the work of others.
- Chartered Status with relevant Engineering Institutions or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found on our website.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK government website for information on criminal records checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.