Job Opportunity
We are seeking a seasoned professional to lead our Electrical Engineering discipline. As Technical Director, you will be responsible for driving the development of our electrical engineering capabilities and ensuring the delivery of high-quality design services across our global network.
About the Role
This is a senior leadership position that requires a deep understanding of electrical engineering principles and practices. You will work closely with our Director of Engineering and other technical directors to develop and implement strategies that drive business growth and improve our design delivery processes.
* Develop and implement a strategy for electrical engineering across the group, including forecasting and planning required capability and capacity.
* Support business units in strengthening and growing their departments, including department profiling, team competency gaps, and associated training needs.
* Develop targeted SME areas within electrical engineering, such as sustainability.
* Align and develop cross-functional competencies with architecture and engineering disciplines to target key sectors and technologies.
* Define and deliver design activities and deliverables required to deliver projects safely and efficiently.
Digitalisation of Business Processes / Ways of Working
You will be responsible for defining and implementing a strategy for continuous improvement of electrical engineering, including:
* Defining and implementing a strategy for continuous improvement of electrical engineering.
* Developing and improving the Electrical Engineering Service Delivery Platform (SDP) as part of our Quality Management System (QMS).
* Creatings a group-wide standardized way of working for electrical engineering, taking into account local code and industry norms.
* Ensuring the integration of key considerations such as digitally enabled lean design DeLPD, sector-specific approaches, and design office locations.
Governance of Design Delivery
You will support the Director of Engineering in establishing a 'watch list' of key projects based on design challenge and technical integrity risk. You will also chair Single Discipline Design Reviews (SDDRs) on key projects and review Project Basis of Safety documents as required by the Director of Engineering.
Troubleshooting
You will be the first point of contact for critical issues regarding electrical engineering design across the group. You will meet with senior members of both our own and customer teams to agree corrective actions and act as Technical Sponsor for those actions.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* A passion for electrical engineering.
* A focus on safe asset delivery.
* A bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
* 15 years of relevant industry experience, with at least 10 years at senior management level.
* A good working knowledge of pharma, med tech, and data center industries.
* Membership of a recognized engineering professional body.
Why Join Us?
We offer a range of benefits, including flexible working arrangements, an employee-owned share scheme, pension, bonus, educational assistance, and more. We value inclusion and diversity and are committed to creating a culture of mutual respect and belonging.
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