What Jobs are available for Engineering in Stockport?

Fichtner is a global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees over 170 countries. Within the UK and Ireland our engineers and consultants are involved in some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, owners, and operators. Projects in development, construction, or operation in the UK and Ireland, include more than:

60 major thermal power plants, across the waste, biomass, and conventional power sectors,10 GWh of battery storage, 5 GW of solar, 7 GW of on-shore and off-shore wind, 5 GWh of pumped storage hydro projects, 20 carbon capture projects, aiming to capture and permanently sequestrate more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum

We have over 180 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow and from sites spread across the UK and Ireland.

We are now looking to recruit a very experienced Senior Engineer who has a mechanical engineering degree coupled with experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment/rotating plant to support our ongoing support to industrial decarbonisation projects.

We are looking for:

• a good degree in Mechanical Engineering;
• a Chartered Engineer, IMechE or Engineers Ireland;
• good practical experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment, heat exchangers or piping system/pressure parts used in:

• gas refining
• industrial gas production and use
• gaseous chemical production
• CO2 capture and storage

• process and mechanical systems in power stations
• detailed working knowledge of the applicable standards for the design of industrial process components in at least one of the following areas:

• packed columns
• gas compressors
• pumps, fans, blowers for large utility facilities such as power stations
• heat exchangers
• pressure safety systems of various mediums such as steam, hydrogen and CO2

• ability to prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants, i.e., heat & mass balances, basis of design documents, process calculations, material selection, functional descriptions, equipment data sheets, technical specifications and cause/effect charts;
• good understanding of the principles of process plant layout, with a working knowledge of pipework routing and arrangement;
• good understanding of process safety principles;
• working knowledge of quality control systems applicable to process plant design and manufacturing;
• good knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, material science and strength of materials and structure;
• have full right to work in the UK; and
• the ability and willingness to travel both in the UK and occasionally overseas.

We offer in return:

• Salary to be discussed on application with discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
• Company electrical vehicle car leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!

We’re hiring for a Manufacturing Supervisor to join an engineering manufacturer based in Stockport.

You’ll be leading a skilled production team, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery targets are met while maintaining a safe, efficient, and motivated working environment.

What’s on offer?

• £50k p/a
• Mon – Fri | 7am – 3:30pm
• Overtime available (paid at enhanced rate)
• 33 bank holidays
• Standard pension scheme
• 3x annual salary death in service
• Long term stability with a reputable team
• Opportunity to work on exciting, meaningful projects
• Genuine opportunities for progression

What will you be doing as a Manufacturing Supervisor?

• Leading your team to deliver products on time and to the required cost and quality standards
• Ensuring all work is carried out safely and in line with company Health & Safety policies
• Allocating resources effectively to hit production targets, supporting other departments when needed
• Managing attendance, holidays, and sickness in line with company procedures
• Supporting training and development to maintain skills and encourage progression
• Preparing daily production reports to track performance and output
• Maintaining quality standards and resolving any issues or non-conformances promptly
• Running daily briefings to communicate priorities, updates, and key business information
• Keeping KPIs clear and up to date for both your team and management
• Carrying out daily checks to maintain a clean, safe, and visitor-ready working environment

What do you need?

• Proven experience in a supervisory or team leader position within a engineering environment
• Strong understanding of production processes
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Experience in quality, safety, and resource management
• Relevant engineering qualification (e.g. ONC/HNC/NVQ Level 3 or higher) desirable
• Experience within a HGV production environment desirable

Apply today  for consideration or speak with Josh  at KPJ Group for more information between 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday .

KPJ Group are a specialist Recruitment Consultancy with more than 50 years of experience delivering staffing solutions. We treat each application with a high degree of care however due to the high volume of applications are sometimes unable to contact all individuals. If you do not hear from us within 5 days of submitting your application, please assume that unfortunately you have not been shortlisted.

Nexperia is one of the world’s leaders in essential semiconductors and aspires to become a $10b turnover business by 2030. This ambition can be achieved through our next-generation technologies, ongoing improvement in manufacturing sustainability, state-of-the-art facilities, and, most importantly, investing in our people. We are now looking to hire an Equipment Engineering Technician to join the deposition and diffusion maintenance team on-site.

What you will do

As an Equipment Engineering Technician, you will play a vital role in supporting the manufacturing operations team in routine maintenance activities, breakdowns, and root cause analysis of complex wafer fab equipment. You will diagnose known faults quickly and complete repairs efficiently whilst understanding how maintenance performed can affect product yield. You will get to optimise and improve the maintenance procedures using the key performance indicators available and will demonstrate effective maintenance, spares stock control, and housekeeping practices to maintain the 5s standard. As an Equipment Engineering Technician, you will also use the factory MES platform to determine and execute preventative maintenance schedules and update equipment histories, observing health and safety directives.

 Key responsibilities will include:

• Preventative Maintenance : Assist in the planning and execution of preventative maintenance activities, ensuring that all equipment is operating at peak performance
• Maintenance & Repairs : Carry out maintenance procedures and root cause analysis on a variety of diffusion wafer processing equipment, ensuring rapid and effective resolution of issues
• Spare Stock Control : Manage spare parts efficiently, ensuring stock levels are maintained and materials are readily available when needed
• Health & Safety Compliance : Adhere to strict health and safety directives while carrying out all maintenance and repair work
• KPI Improvement : Analyse data to identify opportunities for cost-effective maintenance programs that improve equipment performance and drive KPIs forward
• Team Collaboration : Foster strong working relationships with internal team members and external specialists to ensure smooth operations and effective problem-solving

This role will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to build your skillset in Equipment Engineering and Maintenance in the fast-paced, high-tech industry. When you join Nexperia, you will be provided with both formal and informal training whilst progressing in seniority within the technical and managerial career ladders.

 What you will need:

• You must be able to work a rotating shift pattern, a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern, which includes 12-hour day and night shifts
• Completed a mechanical/electrical apprenticeship and educated to a minimum of C&G /ONC standard, or have worked at this level in a similar industry
• Hard skills of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic, or actuation
• Soft skills of adaptability, problem-solving, teamwork, and Microsoft Office
• A track record of meeting deadlines and managing your own workload
• Desire to learn and progress (with full training provided)

 What your benefits will include:

Remuneration & Reward – Starting base salary and shift allowance of £43,200-£50,400 (DOE) plus bonus scheme of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance

Health & Wellbeing – 257 hours annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs

Professional Development – Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030 

Please note that you must have an indefinite right to work within the UK to be eligible for this position.

Nexperia is one of the world’s leaders in essential semiconductors and aspires to become a $10b turnover business by 2030. This ambition can be achieved through our next-generation technologies, ongoing improvement in manufacturing sustainability, state-of-the-art facilities, and, most importantly, investing in our people. We are now looking to hire an Equipment Engineering Technician to join the deposition and diffusion maintenance team on-site.

What you will do

As an Equipment Engineering Technician, you will play a vital role in supporting the manufacturing operations team in routine maintenance activities, breakdowns, and root cause analysis of complex wafer fab equipment. You will diagnose known faults quickly and complete repairs efficiently whilst understanding how maintenance performed can affect product yield. You will get to optimise and improve the maintenance procedures using the key performance indicators available and will demonstrate effective maintenance, spares stock control, and housekeeping practices to maintain the 5s standard. As an Equipment Engineering Technician, you will also use the factory MES platform to determine and execute preventative maintenance schedules and update equipment histories, observing health and safety directives.

 Key responsibilities will include:

• Preventative Maintenance : Assist in the planning and execution of preventative maintenance activities, ensuring that all equipment is operating at peak performance
• Maintenance & Repairs : Carry out maintenance procedures and root cause analysis on a variety of diffusion wafer processing equipment, ensuring rapid and effective resolution of issues
• Spare Stock Control : Manage spare parts efficiently, ensuring stock levels are maintained and materials are readily available when needed
• Health & Safety Compliance : Adhere to strict health and safety directives while carrying out all maintenance and repair work
• KPI Improvement : Analyse data to identify opportunities for cost-effective maintenance programs that improve equipment performance and drive KPIs forward
• Team Collaboration : Foster strong working relationships with internal team members and external specialists to ensure smooth operations and effective problem-solving

This role will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to build your skillset in Equipment Engineering and Maintenance in the fast-paced, high-tech industry. When you join Nexperia, you will be provided with both formal and informal training whilst progressing in seniority within the technical and managerial career ladders.

 What you will need:

• You must be able to work a rotating shift pattern, a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern, which includes 12-hour day and night shifts
• Completed a mechanical/electrical apprenticeship and educated to a minimum of C&G /ONC standard, or have worked at this level in a similar industry
• Hard skills of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic, or actuation
• Soft skills of adaptability, problem-solving, teamwork, and Microsoft Office
• A track record of meeting deadlines and managing your own workload
• Desire to learn and progress (with full training provided)

 What your benefits will include:

Remuneration & Reward – Starting base salary and shift allowance of £43,200-£50,400 (DOE) plus bonus scheme of up to 6%, excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance

Health & Wellbeing – 257 hours annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail and entertainment reductions, and a variety of sports and social clubs

Professional Development – Opportunity to complete a leadership and management qualification, possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, with both management and technical pathways

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability – A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, and paid time off for every employee to support charitable work

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030 

Please note that you must have an indefinite right to work within the UK to be eligible for this position.

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
**Location:** Manchester
**Start date:** July 2026
**£23,000 per year plus benefits**
Are you looking for a placement at the end of your second or third year and are you studying a Chemical Engineering degree? If so, Cargill can offer you a superb opportunity to gain valuable work experience on our 13-month Undergraduate programme.
During your placement with Cargill, you will spend your time in one of our sites in the UK.
You will be responsible for small projects from initial design to completion. This will involve justification of projects, design, liaise with contractors to obtain the best possible solution, installation and finally commissioning. This could be anything from modification of pipe work to implementing changes in the process. You will participate in day-to-day manufacturing operations and this could include shift work.
The Engineering Placement programme is a great pathway to the EMEA Graduate Program.
**What you will be doing:**
- Comprehensive induction to Cargill including full safety training
- Spend time working on-shift to learn our processes and support site production management
- Play an active part in running our process and supporting our business
- Support and lead small continuous improvement processes, delivering improvements around safety, food safety, product yield and process efficiency
- Be given direct responsibility for capital projects, including the design, installation and commissioning to help develop project management skills and responsibility for a future career
- Responsible for running regular site project update meetings and maintaining budget information for all site projects on Cargill's project monitoring software
- Coordinate input from engineering disciplines and subject matter experts to ensure engineering designs meet the specific needs of the business
- Learn soft skills that will be transferable in your future career
- Gain an excellent working knowledge of unit operations learnt at university with hands on practical experience
- Develop the ability to work with a variety of different colleagues in our operations i.e. operators, supervisors, supply chain, finance, health & safety and food quality.
- Be involved in citizenship activities within our local communities
**What we are looking for:**
- Currently studying for an undergraduate Chemical Engineering Degree (BEng. or MEng.) with an expected grade of 2:1 or above
- Students that are able to take ownership, want to gain hands on experience, and are curious and passionate to learn as well as being a strong communicator
- Good technical understanding of a process environment
- Ability to learn to use new engineering and management software swiftly and proficiently
- A strong interest in our business, our industry and in particular the position you have applied for
- Fluency in English language.
**Application process:**
- The first stage of our recruitment process is an interview with a recruiter to assess and rate your responses to a series of questions about your motivation and experience. If successful, then you will be invited to participate in an assessment centre at one of our facilities.
- Prior to attending the assessment centre, you will be invited to complete some online testing at home.
- The assessment consists of a range of activities. You will have the opportunity to go on a site tour, learn about the unit operations and meet current placement students. If you need any reasonable adjustments or additional arrangements to support your application please let us know
- We will give due consideration if you have a preferred location and we will meet your requests where possible, but we do expect placement students to be flexible in their location and to be prepared to be placed out of any of the production facilities.
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We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
**Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:**
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**Company Description**
**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Start here. Grow here.**
AECOM's **Manchester office** requires an Infrastructure Associate Director to undertake project management and drive various civil infrastructure-related commercial and residential development projects to help develop the Company's business.
The Business Unit is highly multidisciplinary, comprising civil and highway, structural, mechanical, and electrical/process engineers, architects, project managers, and surveyors. Our market sectors include industrial development and logistics, airports, infrastructure development/regeneration, and Government Agency/Local Authority projects.
**Here's what you'll do:**
+ You will serve as lead engineer on mid to large-sized projects and be able to lead a team of 5-10 engineers and technicians to program workloads and successfully deliver projects to time, budget, and quality.
+ Provide specialised technical input to studies and designs for staff's specific area of expertise.
+ Provide technical expertise and present complex technical solutions to clients.
+ You will need to perform quality control reviews of work developed by others.
+ Provide estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.
**Come grow with us:**
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days **.**
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of what's possible?**
**_Here's what we're looking for:_**
+ Significant experience in UK development-related infrastructure engineering; likely from a private/consultancy background.
+ Civil Engineering degree or similar. Chartered Engineer status (MICE)
+ Detailed knowledge of drainage design, including piped systems and SuDS-based systems. Be familiar with storage design and computer programs such as InfoDrainage.
+ Experience preparing Contract Drawings and Specifications and negotiating Section 38, 278, 104, and 106 Agreements.
**Additional Information**
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
**AECOM Manchester** has created a vibrant office community that goes beyond the confines of daily work tasks and meetings. The office itself is modern, in a great location and provides everything you could want from your office environment including a wellbeing room, prayer room and great breakout spaces to collaborate.
The Manchester office have cultivated an environment where wellness, learning, and social engagement are integral to its culture. Our Green, STEM and Sports and Social team are regularly updating their colleagues in Town halls and Viva Engage pages with the great work they have been doing in the community and upcoming events. Our vibrant social calendar includes events like terrarium making, pasta making, cinema club, hikes, Italian classes run by our Italian colleagues and more! These varied events create opportunities for employees to connect on a personal level, build lasting friendships, and enjoy a sense of belonging. By integrating these diverse activities into our workplace, we ensure that our employees feel valued, engaged, and part of a dynamic and supportive community.
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**About AECOM**
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Engineering
**Work Location Model:** Please Select

Job Title: Engineering Manager – Electrical Engineering (Power)

Location: Manchester – (Hybrid -2 days a fortnight dependent on business needs, also a requirement to visit other sites in the UK on a regular basis)

Salary: Up to £61,967 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and managing engineering staff or business partnerships/ Sub-contracts
• Performing appropriate engineering planning, management and review activities to ensure Products are integrated, safe, fully compliant and delivered within agreed requirements for cost, quality, time and schedule
• Assuring the maturity of the developed solutions is appropriate for the specific requirement and that all technical risks and opportunities are captured
• Reviewing the processes and procedures within the span of control to reduce waste, improve efficiency and establish a dynamic and flexible best in class capability
• Ensuring all engineering activities are undertaken in line with the Operational Framework and that compliance with all engineering policies is maintained
• Chair LCM Design Reviews and/or technical bid reviews for minor projects and provide significant contribution to larger projects

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Chartership or working (or prepared to work) towards
• Engineering degree or HND with substantial experience in Electrical Engineering design / Development
• Experience of design / development of power systems (concept through to detailed design)
• Experience in power systems modelling, switchgear, protection and power electronics
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Team Leadership experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of defence standards
• Experience of Marine Electrical Systems
• Experience of working with engineering life cycle

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Electrical Engineering (Power) team:

As an Engineering Manager, you will be leading the newly formed and growing team of engineers, working on technical specifications and engineering deliverables. You will have the opportunity to work with other areas of the business as well, liaising with various stakeholders. There will also be opportunities for progression. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 30th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Job Title: Engineering Manager – Electrical Engineering (Power)

Location: Manchester – (Hybrid -2 days a fortnight dependent on business needs, also a requirement to visit other sites in the UK on a regular basis)

Salary: Up to £61,967 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and managing engineering staff or business partnerships/ Sub-contracts
• Performing appropriate engineering planning, management and review activities to ensure Products are integrated, safe, fully compliant and delivered within agreed requirements for cost, quality, time and schedule
• Assuring the maturity of the developed solutions is appropriate for the specific requirement and that all technical risks and opportunities are captured
• Reviewing the processes and procedures within the span of control to reduce waste, improve efficiency and establish a dynamic and flexible best in class capability
• Ensuring all engineering activities are undertaken in line with the Operational Framework and that compliance with all engineering policies is maintained
• Chair LCM Design Reviews and/or technical bid reviews for minor projects and provide significant contribution to larger projects

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Chartership or working (or prepared to work) towards
• Engineering degree or HND with substantial experience in Electrical Engineering design / Development
• Experience of design / development of power systems (concept through to detailed design)
• Experience in power systems modelling, switchgear, protection and power electronics
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Team Leadership experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of defence standards
• Experience of Marine Electrical Systems
• Experience of working with engineering life cycle

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Electrical Engineering (Power) team:

As an Engineering Manager, you will be leading the newly formed and growing team of engineers, working on technical specifications and engineering deliverables. You will have the opportunity to work with other areas of the business as well, liaising with various stakeholders. There will also be opportunities for progression. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 30th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Estimator - Civil Engineering & Highways

40,000 - 75,000 + Comprehensive Package (DOE)

Manchester (North West focus)

Your new company

Our client is a long-established and highly respected civil engineering and highways contractor operating across the North West. With more than 75 years of experience, they are renowned for delivering complex infrastructure projects, town centre redevelopments, public realm improvements, and sustainable transport schemes. Family-owned and values-driven, they are committed to quality, innovation, and developing their people.

Your new role

Our client is seeking an Estimator to join their pre-construction team in Manchester. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their career within a progressive contractor, with clear routes for development. You will be responsible for producing accurate, competitive, and timely tenders across a variety of civil engineering and infrastructure schemes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing accurate and detailed cost estimates for highways and civil engineering projects.

• Reviewing tender documentation and identifying risks, opportunities, and value engineering options.

• Engaging with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners to secure competitive prices.

• Producing tender submissions and supporting bid presentations.

• Working closely with the Estimating Manager and senior leadership to develop winning strategies.

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of market rates, materials, and industry trends.

• Supporting continuous improvement of estimating processes and systems.

What you will need to succeed:

• Experience as an Estimator within civil engineering, highways, or infrastructure.

• Strong understanding of construction methods, techniques, and pricing.

• Ability to analyse drawings, specifications, and other documentation to prepare accurate estimates.

• Good commercial awareness and negotiation skills.

• IT proficiency with estimating software and MS Office (Excel in particular).

• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and organisational skills.

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

What you get in return:

• A competitive salary of 40,000 - 75,000 plus package, dependent on experience.

• A supportive, family-run business culture with a strong reputation for staff loyalty.

• Excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development .

• Exposure to high-profile and diverse civil engineering schemes across the North West.

• Long-term job security within a stable and growing contractor.

• A role where your contribution is valued and recognised, working directly with senior management.

This role would suit an ambitious Estimator looking to take on more responsibility or an experienced professional seeking a new challenge with a respected regional contractor.

Apply: If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist, Mark Harris.

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