Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Conrad Consulting is proud to be partnering with a leading professional services organisation delivering major programmes across the UK’s infrastructure and built‑environment sectors. As part of their continued expansion, we are seeking an accomplished Engineering Manager to take on a pivotal leadership role within a growing technical assurance function.

This is an exceptional position for a senior engineering professional who thrives in multidisciplinary environments and enjoys shaping high‑performing teams. You will play a central role in developing and guiding a newly established technical assurance capability—working across all engineering disciplines to support strategic decision‑making, strengthen governance, and ensure engineering excellence across a complex operational landscape.

Your overarching purpose will be:

To lead and coordinate engineering expertise across multiple disciplines, providing strategic direction, technical oversight, and confident decision‑making as the technical assurance team continues to grow.

• Provide leadership across all engineering disciplines, ensuring cohesive, consistent, and high‑quality technical decision‑making.

• Shape and support the development of a new technical assurance team, fostering a collaborative and high‑performing culture.

• Offer authoritative engineering guidance to senior stakeholders, project teams, and operational leads.

• Oversee engineering governance, ensuring robust processes, standards, and assurance activities are embedded across programmes.

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, identifying opportunities to enhance performance, safety, and compliance.

• Act as a key interface between engineering teams, programme leadership, and wider organisational functions.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in engineering leadership within infrastructure, construction, defence, manufacturing, or similarly complex environments.

• Previous experience within the defence sector would be beneficial 

• A strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering environments and the ability to coordinate diverse technical inputs.

• Proven capability in technical assurance, engineering governance, or senior engineering management.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to guide decision‑making at senior levels.

• A proactive, strategic mindset with the ability to build and develop high‑performing teams.