Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Are you seeking a role where you can use your experience in engineering and facilities management or maintenance? We're embarking on a period of significant investment at the Port of Heysham and we're looking for an Engineering and Facilities Manager who's ready to play a key role in supporting and shaping the future of our Port.

Your Role

This role will provide you with an opportunity to step into a varied, hands-on role where no two days are the same. You will be working with a small team as well as overseeing contractors, to driving improvements in site-wide maintenance and engineering standards, you'll be at the heart of operations, leading from the front ensuring there is a strong focus on safety and compliance throughout.

You'll also manage the administration team, providing support and high levels of customer service across the operation and for visitors to the site.

What You'll Bring

You will have:

• Proven experience in engineering and facilities management/maintenance in environments such as ports, logistics, warehouse, or other industrial settings;
• Strong supervisory background with the ability to lead teams and manage contractors;
• A proactive mindset and the drive to take ownership of varied operational and engineering challenges;
• Experience working cross-functionally with third-party providers and contractors to maintain and improve site infrastructure;
• Ideally a NEBOSH certificate.

Who Are We?

Already one of the UK's leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK's leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What We Can Offer You

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Matched contribution pension up to 10%
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we'd really like to hear from you!