Engineering Manager - Infrastructure
Location: Aldermaston (100% onsite)
Contract: 18 months
Rate: Up to -70 per hour (Umbrella, inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop a high-performing technical team within a complex, highly regulated environment. This position plays a critical role in delivering infrastructure and engineering programmes, ensuring robust governance, technical excellence, and alignment with organisational standards.

You will act as the focal point for your team, providing leadership, direction, and technical oversight while ensuring delivery against programme objectives in a safe, secure, and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a technical team to deliver programme and individual objectives

• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise within your engineering specialism

• Oversee and contribute to design reviews, ensuring solutions meet governance and quality standards

• Allocate and manage engineering resources across multiple projects and disciplines

• Ensure engineering outputs comply with regulatory frameworks, legislation, and internal standards

• Drive high standards across safety, security, quality, and environmental performance

• Maintain accurate configuration and assurance of engineering deliverables

• Engage effectively with stakeholders to support decision-making and programme delivery

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, and professional development

Experience Required

• Strong background in infrastructure or engineering programme delivery

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in regulated environments

• Demonstrable experience in technical design reviews and engineering assurance

• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and quality frameworks

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to manage resource allocation across complex programmes

Additional Requirements

• Must be a UK Citizen and able to commit to full-time onsite working in Aldermaston

• Experience within defence, nuclear, utilities, or other high-hazard environments is advantageous

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical engineering function, leading delivery within a challenging and highly regulated setting.