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Engineering Manager

Office AngelsBasingstoke, Hampshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 17 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Location: Basingstoke

Job Type: Permanent, Full-TimeSalary: Competitive + Benefits

Engineering Manager

Our client, a leading organisation within the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join their team in Basingstoke. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring that project objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and in line with quality and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Project Engineering & Delivery
  • Develop and manage the Project Engineering Execution Plan (PEEP) throughout all project phases.
  • Lead the engineering execution of projects, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
  • Coordinate design, technical, and HSEQ reviews.
  • Monitor engineering progress, workload forecasting, and project performance.
  • Identify, assess, and manage project risks, ensuring effective mitigation strategies are implemented.
  • Manage project changes and evaluate their impact on delivery.
  • Oversee engineering interfaces and ensure effective communication between all parties.
  • Consolidate project cost estimates and provide regular updates to management and stakeholders.
  • Ensure effective close-out of projects, including technical documentation and final reporting.
Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead and motivate multidisciplinary engineering project teams.
  • Collaborate with department heads to define project resource requirements and staffing plans.
  • Manage priorities, workloads, and resource allocation to ensure successful project execution.
  • Promote collaboration across internal functions and external engineering service providers.
  • Support a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Skills & Experience Required
  • Proven experience managing engineering execution within complex project environments.
  • Strong understanding of project management principles, including planning, scheduling, forecasting, cost control, risk management, and change management.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple locations.
  • Knowledge of project lifecycles, including Feasibility, FEED, Detailed Design, and Execution phases.
  • Experience managing outsourced engineering services and contractors.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously and make effective decisions within a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience within the energy, oil & gas, industrial, engineering consultancy, or related sectors would be highly advantageous.
  • Understanding of Owner's Engineering principles within major projects.
Qualifications
  • Degree qualified in Engineering (BEng or equivalent).
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) status is desirable.
  • Formal project management qualifications would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
  • Opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation operating on major engineering projects.
  • Exposure to complex, high-profile projects within the energy sector.
  • Collaborative and multicultural working environment.
  • Excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are an experienced Engineering Manager looking to lead the successful execution of challenging engineering projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply today for immediate consideration.

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Skills

Stakeholder Management

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