At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of engineers in delivering innovative power station designs and integration activities.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainable energy solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, hybrid working, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on energy design while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Engineering qualification or equivalent experience in system design and integration.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 78750 £ per year.
Overview
We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join our Power Station Integration team to support the delivery of our generic design programme.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will lead a small team of engineers while remaining actively involved in integration activities, shaping plant‑level performance and influencing how our power station is designed and delivered.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a small team of engineers, providing technical direction, coaching and support to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
- Plan, coordinate and deliver integration work packages, ensuring work is completed safely, on time and to the required quality standards.
- Own and deliver product‑level aspects of the power station design to meet business and customer requirements.
- Manage key plant‑level attributes such as net power output within your area of responsibility.
- Apply systems engineering methods to define how the full power station operates and performs.
- Elicit, define and decompose requirements, and ensure effective flow‑down to lower‑tier systems.
- Lead integration activities and work closely with multi‑disciplinary teams to develop a coherent, aligned design.
- Drive and influence design decisions, including structured optioneering and trade‑off studies.
- Identify, manage and resolve cross‑system issues, risks and dependencies.
- Develop delivery plans, manage priorities and support effective utilisation of team resources.
- Support the development of engineers within the team through mentoring, coaching and performance development activities.
Qualifications
- Engineering qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience within a relevant discipline.
- Strong experience in system or product‑level design and integration, solving complex, cross‑functional challenges.
- Experience leading engineering teams and delivering technical work packages, including planning, prioritisation and management of resources.
- Experience managing integration activities, requirements and delivering technical work packages through other teams as well as directly.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions across multiple engineering disciplines.
- In‑depth understanding of systems engineering tools and techniques, with exposure to MBSE approaches (e. g. Capella) advantageous.
- Experience coaching and developing engineers, creating an environment where individuals and teams can perform at their best.
- Security Clearance & Background Checks
- Obtain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance.
- Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check.
- Locations
Hybrid working with one of the following primary locations: Derby, Warrington or Manchester.
Compensation and Benefits
Performance bonus target: 12.5% of salary.
Allowance (bespoke package): £2,200 per annum.
Pension: 12% employer contributions and 6% employee contributions.
Holiday: 28 days per annum plus public holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 4 days.
Private medical insurance: BUPA single cover.
Life assurance: 6 times pensionable pay.
One‑off payment for new starters: £250 for home office purchases.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to inclusive recruitment practices and will make reasonable adjustments where required.
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