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Job Title:
Engineering Manger
Salary/Grade:
60,320 - 75,400 per annum (depending on experience)
Location
: Larne
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Up to 20% bonus
Car Allowance - 520pcm
Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%
Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
About EPD
Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.
With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We're committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.
We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better--more sustainable--world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
The opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join our team at Caterpillar in Larne, Northern Ireland. In this role you will develop concept container solutions for prime and standby power applications across the globe.
As the Engineering Manager, you will develop concept designs, associated costs and drawings and present these alongside our commercial teams directly to end customers. In addition, you will develop and maintain cost development tools to capture latest production processes and technologies.
Working directly with our commercial teams, dealership network, consulting engineering firms and end customers, you will develop solutions that exceed their needs.
What you will do:
Manage a team of 4-6 engineers ensuring successful concept design for customer projects, within the datacentre, industrial and commercial segments.
Monitor and continuously improve product and team performance, quality and cost-effectiveness of designs and deliverables.
Provide leadership to create and maintain processes used to develop concept designs.
Close working with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure concept designs are suitable for production environments.
Must demonstrate exceptional communication skills with both technical and commercial acumen able to translate direct customer requirements into concept product designs that exceed customer expectations.
Experience with electrical or mechanical concept design development.
Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical and business problems.
Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Managing People - Level Extensive Experience:
Anticipates and manages difficult interpersonal situations and conflicts; resolves them to mutual satisfaction.
Implements coaching and mentoring programs to ensure the holistic development of employees.
Monitors employee morale and satisfaction; recognizes employee contributions and achievements.
Regularly reviews employee performance and provides constructive feedback.
Works collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds; understands their needs and perspectives.
Collaborating Globally - Level Working Knowledge:
Ability to collaborate and share ideas and resources with other team members or colleagues.
Recognizes and adapts to differences in background, culture, language and work style, when working with others.
Initiates communication with other individuals or teams to solve shared problems cooperatively.
Builds a network of colleagues from other areas with diverse expertise and capabilities.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking - Level Extensive Experience:
Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
Recommends new products based on changing customer needs.
Responds proactively to market and competitive shifts so as to maintain advantage.
Delivers superior customer value consistently and within targets.
Coaches others to improve focus on the customer.
Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.
Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.
Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.
Additional information:
There is a requirement of 5 days in the office a week.
There is up to 25% travel requirement for this role.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. #CaterpillarNI #LI
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posting Dates:
May 29, 2025 - June 12, 2025
The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
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