Job Description
Job Title
Engineering Lead
Business Unit & Department
Walischmiller UK (WMUK)
Reporting to
General Manager
Working Relationships
Design & Project Engineers, Production, Quality, Commercial/Estimating, Project Management, Customers and Suppliers
The Job:
Working closely with the General Manager, this role provides hands‑on technical and delivery leadership for the WMUK engineering function, taking responsibility for a portfolio of mechanical design and remote handling projects from concept through to completion.
The Engineering Lead combines strong personal mechanical engineering capability with day‑to‑day leadership of the engineering team, ensuring designs are technically sound, projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality, and that all activity is carried out in accordance with health, safety and regulatory requirements for the nuclear sector.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical & Design Leadership
- Produce, check and approve robust, compliant mechanical design solutions from client and project specifications, national standards and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the technical direction of complex mechanism and special purpose machinery design, including remote handling equipment for radioactive environments.
- Review designs and drawings for suitability for manufacture, chairing or contributing to manufacturability reviews.
- Produce and verify design calculations and check own and others' design and technical solutions for completeness and correctness.
- Act as technical authority and point of escalation for the engineering team on design queries and problem‑solving.
- Apply lessons learned (LFE) to new designs, and champion best practice and new technology within the team.
Project & Delivery Leadership
- Take ownership of engineering delivery on allocated projects, from order placement through to completion, co-ordinating engineering documentation and workshop activity in line with programme plans.
- Work closely with key project stakeholders and Production to plan and prioritise workshop loading, resource and material availability.
- Carry out project reviews to ensure cost, time and quality targets are being achieved, flagging risks and variances early.
- Co-ordinate internal resource and sub-contractors to allow projects to be completed to schedule.
- Maintain strong working relationships with clients, acting as a technical point of contact and providing first class service.
- Ensure equipment is designed, built and tested in accordance with customer drawings, specifications and quality documentation.
Team Leadership & People Management
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership, direction and mentoring for the WMUK engineering team, supporting technical development and professional growth.
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