Your Tasks
* Reporting to the Head of Technical Operations, you will be responsible for the management of the Mechanical Engineering team within our PFS and APT divisions.
* As part of the role, you will ensure that the Engineering and CAD teams achieve all proposals and project programme objectives.
* You will ensure that technical and programme objectives are met within the allocated project timing and budget constraints.
* You will be responsible for the appropriate product selection for individual Projects:
o Use of corporate standard and harmonised products;
o Feedback from existing facilities;
o Research and development (liaison with other Durr Group Companies);
o Benchmarking.
* As Technical Authority for Engineering and Design, you will provide mechanical engineering expertise for projects and proposals, ensuring compliance with engineering safety, technical and quality standards.
* You will ensure the use of up-to-date corporate standard engineering tools (CAD, etc.) to enable effective and efficient engineering in conjunction with Information Systems.
* You will attend and input into monthly Tech/Ops Dept meetings and input into, with attendance on request, at monthly Management meetings.
* You will be responsible for implementing a departmental strategy to ensure the future needs of the business are fulfilled.
* You will report to the Head of Tech Ops on all aspects of project and proposal progress and cost control.
Your Skills
* You will have proven managerial skills with the ability to motivate and achieve results within an Engineering environment.
* You will have the experience and ability to effectively plan and manage resources, both internal and sub-contract, for projects of varying size and scope.
* Experience of capital/process plant installation and 'brownfield' modifications, ideally from within an automation environment, and from automotive or related process industries such as water treatment, oil & gas, and food processing is essential. Experience of conveyor systems would be an additional advantage.
* Experience of working within both office and site environments is required.
* You must have experience of setting and working towards strategic goals.
* You will have the ability to oversee all aspects of a project with good administration skills.
* You will have the ability to identify the root cause of a problem, apply a solution, and check that the solution has worked effectively.
* The ability to understand customer requirements and specifications with good commercial awareness is required.
* You will have an understanding of company financial reporting systems and the ability to manage project costs.
* You will be organised, methodical, and have strong communication skills at all levels.
* You will be self-motivated and have the ability to prioritise and plan workloads and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
* You will have a flexible approach and be able to work independently and within a team.
* Based at our head office in Warwick, under a home/office hybrid working arrangement, you will need to be flexible regarding travel and working time since this role could take you around both the UK and overseas.
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